Beta Cell Defect Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 19:35
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have found that a defect in the beta cells that make and release insulin has implications for the failure of these cells and the development of type 2 diabetes.
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