Seung K. Kim M.D., Ph.D.
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Differentiation of insulin-producing cells from human neural progenitor cells.
PLoS Med. 2005; (4): e103
Success in islet-transplantation-based therapies for type 1 diabetes, coupled with a worldwide shortage of transplant-ready islets, has motivated efforts to develop renewable sources of islet-replacement tissue. Islets and neurons share features, including common developmental programs, and in some species brain neurons are the principal source of systemic insulin.
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