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A Type 1 Breakthrough: Can We Transplant Islets With Less Toxic Immunosuppression?

Medical illustration of transplanted pancreatic islet cells protected from immune attack during experimental type 1 diabetes treatment.

Donor islet transplantation has long offered an intriguing possibility for people with severe type 1 diabetes: restore the body’s ability to make insulin instead of only replacing insulin from the outside. However, there has always been a major tradeoff. Patients need powerful immunosuppressive drugs to keep transplanted cells alive, and …

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