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Islet transplants mark a potentially huge leap forward in the efforts to find a cure for juvenile diabetes. The goal is to repair the immune attack on the pancreas which is what causes Type 1 diabetes in children.
 
Islet transplants may be able to help both genetic cases of Type 1 diabetes and drug induces Type 1 diabetes by repairing the function of the pancreas itself rather than treating the side effects.

Frazer targets diabetes

ABC Online - 3/30/2006 3:08 AM

Professor Frazer, the news that there will be huge research funding for islet transplants is a promise of a possible cure for diabetes, is that right?
 
"Yes, this is us moving towards a potential cure for diabetes."
 
"At the moment, we can treat diabetes, but the real job is to replace the pancreas that's been damaged by the immune attack on the pancreas. And if we can replace the pancreas by one means or another, through islet transplantation or through the next generation of what happens after that, then we can cure diabe
 
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