Islet Cell Transplantation In Scotland

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has opened a new laboratory in Edinburgh to offer around 12 people a year islet cell transplant therapy. Islet cell transplant therapy is a pioneering treatment for diabetes that was part-funded by Diabetes UK in its research stages. About islets Islets are groups of cells in the pancreas that contain the insulin-producing beta cells.

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