Archive for June, 2012

Keeping Islets in the Family

June 25th, 2012

Dear Mr. King- I would like to know about harvesting Islet cells. My mother is about to die of Cancer and my 12 year old son has type 1 diabetes. How do I find out if genetically my mother’s cells may be well suited to being  harvested and implanted in one of your cell systems or elsewhere with less chance of rejection?  Is there any benefit to getting [...]

Letters
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Islet Encapsulation Is the Best Hope as Islet Transplantation Declines

June 11th, 2012

Last week surgeons, scientists and support staff from the the nation’s organ transplantation centers gathered in Boston for the annual American Transplant Congress.  I attended to learn the latest news and because we were presenting two papers on the Islet Sheet. Transplantation is a big medical business, the great majority of transplant procedures being kidney [...]

Current Research
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