Generation of Functional Beta-Like Cells from Human Exocrine Pancreas.

Transcription factor mediated lineage reprogramming of human pancreatic exocrine tissue could conceivably provide an unlimited supply of islets for transplantation in the treatment of diabetes. Exocrine tissue can be efficiently reprogrammed to islet-like cells using a cocktail of transcription fact...

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Main Authors: Maria J Lima, Kenneth R Muir, Hilary M Docherty, Neil W A McGowan, Shareen Forbes, Yves Heremans, Harry Heimberg, John Casey, Kevin Docherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4887015?pdf=render