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islet
(redirected from islet cell)

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islet
a small island


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Replacing pancreatic islet cells is the only currently available treatment for severe hypoglycaemic episodes that cannot be managed using conventional therapy and is the reason the Tom Mandel Islet Transplant program was established in Melbourne.
The Diabetes Research Institute is recognized as a world leader in cure-focused research and a pioneer in islet cell transplantation.
Scientists have made progress toward islet transplantation over the past 25 years, but still face many barriers in attempting to use islet cell transplants, in particular, as a cure for diabetes.
 
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