Gene 'silencing' may improve success of islet cell transplants for diabetes
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:56
in Health & Medicine
Scientists in Tennessee are reporting that a gene therapy technique called 'gene silencing' shows promise for improving the effectiveness and expanded use of transplants of insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes. The study is scheduled for the 1 December issue of ACS' Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal...
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