title: Using stem cells to study and possibly treat type 1 diabetes.
abstract: Stem cells with the potential to form many different cell types are actively studied for their possible use in cell replacement therapies for several diseases. In addition, the differentiated derivatives of stem cells are being used as reagents to test for drugs that slow or correct disease phenotypes found in several degenerative diseases. This paper explores these approaches in the context of type 1 or juvenile diabetes, pointing to recent successes as well as the technical and theoretical challenges that lie ahead in the path to new treatments and cures.
authors: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. dmelton@harvard.edu
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mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000502:physiology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*