title: [Advances in the studies of Reg family].
abstract: Since the first member of Reg gene was discovered in 1988, it has been verified that Reg genes play important roles in diabetes, inflammation and injury, and tumors. More members were cloned and their application in treatment was studied. With the development of related research, there is a great potential of Reg family in biomedical field.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Hangzhou 310006, China. zyw917@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yu-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Liu-Song
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Mao-De
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lai