title: Diabetic β Cells: To Be or Not To Be?
abstract: β cell dysfunction with subsequent apoptosis is considered a significant contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes. Emerging data from Talchai et al. suggest β cell dedifferentiation as an alternative mechanism of insulin insufficiency that might be more amenable to intervention in at least a subset of patients.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hebrok