Islet transplants offer diabetes cure hope at Minnesota
At the University of Minnesota 48 patients received insulin producing islet cell transplants in a groundbreaking study. If approved as a biological drug facility the university could commercialize the treatment, potentially freeing many from daily insulin. The program spans decades of research and cites future sources including donor pancreas supply and pig derived islets as scalable options.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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FDA
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Rogers, Minn
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University of Alberta
Edmonton
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Minneapolis
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