title: An odyssey of islet transplantation for therapy of type 1 diabetes.
abstract: Canadian surgical contributions to the field of islet transplantation have a rich heritage and a promising future. In this article, some seminal Canadian contributions to this field are reviewed, including contributions at the basic research laboratory and translational applications to bedside therapy of type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia Medical Center, 910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E3. gwarnock@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Garth L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Warnock
authors.forename: Yu Huan Theresa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Xiaojie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Ziliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ao
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Verchere
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats