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They were all treated with immunosuppressants. Three months after the transplant, all the participants began producing insulin when glucose was present in their bloodstreams. Some had become insulin independent.]

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[Preliminary results for one trial, led by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Massachusetts, were reported in June. A dozen participants with type 1 diabetes received islets derived from donated embryonic stem cells that were injected into the liver. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first

She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant.

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