Insulin transplant sought using brain-dead patient

[Northerner]

A group of doctors is asking for permission to remove insulin-producing cells from the pancreas of a brain-dead person for transplantation into a diabetes patient, sources said.

The group is considering performing the procedure on about 20 diabetes patients over two years if permission is granted to use brain-dead donors.

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