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Diabetic Nephropathy

Beta-cell replacement therapy for diabetic nephropathy reviewed

According to a study from the Netherlands, "Whole pancreas transplantation can effectively restore endogenous insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes mellitus, and prevent, retard, or reverse diabetic complications. The effect of a simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT) on diabetic complications is variable. These reports must be interpreted in the light of the fact that most recipients received a pancreas in combination with a kidney graft after having already had diabetes for over 2 decades.

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