Could fewer islet cells be transplanted in type 1 diabetes?

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7275, 2000, Pages 1534-

  Waugh, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; LETTER; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0034676801     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7275.1534     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Shapiro AMJ, Lakey JRT, Ryan EA, Korbutt GS, Toth E, Warnock GL, et al. Islet transplantation in seven patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus using a glucocorticoid free immunosuppressive regimen. N Engl J Med 2000; 343: 23–27.
2. White SA, Nicholson ML, Hering BJ. Can islet cell transplantation treat diabetes? BMJ 2000; 321: 651–652. (16 September.)
3. Scottish Health Purchasing Information Centre 1998. Pancreatic transplantation in insulin-dependent diabetes. www.nhsconfed.net/shpic/ accessed 13 Oct 2000.