Live encapsulated porcine islets from a type 1 diabetic patient 9.5 yr after xenotransplantation.

B Elliott, Robert; Escobar, Livia; L J Tan, Paul; Muzina, Maria; Zwain, Sahar; Buchanan, Christina

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3089.2007.00384.x

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Live encapsulated porcine islets from a type 1 diabetic patient 9.5 yr after xenotransplantation.

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Robert B Elliott

Livia Escobar

Paul L J Tan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The long-term viability and function of transplanted encapsulated neonatal porcine islets was examined in a diabetic patient. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 41-yr-old Caucasian male with type 1 diabetes for 18 yr was given an intraperitoneal transplant of alginate-encapsulated porcine islets at ...

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