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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Scientists have used cloning technology to make stem cells from a woman with Type 1 diabetes that are genetically matched to her and to her disease.
They hope to someday use such cells as tailor-made transplants to treat or potentially even cure the disease, which affects millions and which now has few treatment options other than careful diet and regular use of insulin.
It’s the second report his month of success in using cloning technology to make human embryonic stem cells — the cells that eventually create a complete human being and that scientists hope to harness to treat diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s and injuries that cause paralysis or organ damage.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/stem-cells-made-cloning-diabetic-woman-n91456
They hope to someday use such cells as tailor-made transplants to treat or potentially even cure the disease, which affects millions and which now has few treatment options other than careful diet and regular use of insulin.
It’s the second report his month of success in using cloning technology to make human embryonic stem cells — the cells that eventually create a complete human being and that scientists hope to harness to treat diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s and injuries that cause paralysis or organ damage.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/stem-cells-made-cloning-diabetic-woman-n91456