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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Research into a rare genetic disorder of the pancreas may speed up progress towards stem cell treatments for diabetes, according to researchers.
The study provides clues to how unspecialised stem cells might be programmed to become insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.
In pancreatic agenesis, the body is unable to produce a pancreas, which plays an essential role regulating blood sugar levels.
The new research links the disorder to a gene called GATA6, which appears to play a key role in the development of pancreatic cells.
Scientists identified a defective form of GATA6 in 15 out of 27 individuals with pancreatic agenesis.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...J1zZDXjnq0Fg6Nj8A?docId=N0384881323572435851A
The study provides clues to how unspecialised stem cells might be programmed to become insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.
In pancreatic agenesis, the body is unable to produce a pancreas, which plays an essential role regulating blood sugar levels.
The new research links the disorder to a gene called GATA6, which appears to play a key role in the development of pancreatic cells.
Scientists identified a defective form of GATA6 in 15 out of 27 individuals with pancreatic agenesis.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...J1zZDXjnq0Fg6Nj8A?docId=N0384881323572435851A