FDA should approve transplants of islet cells for type 1 diabetes - STAT

FDA should approve transplants of islet cells for type 1 diabetes - STAT

Transplanting islet cells can fix brittle diabetes. Why isn’t it available in the U.S.?

By CAMILLO RICORDI AND ANTHONY JAPOUR

APSTOCK

Transplanting insulin-making islet cells comes close to a cure for type 1 diabetes. It was developed in the U.S. and should be available here. But it isn't.

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