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An Odyssey of Islet Transplantation for Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes

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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.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge funding from the Ike Barber Diabetes Research Endowment, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Diabetes Association, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

We are grateful to Crystal Robertson and Maria Lopes-Chau for assistance with manuscript preparation.

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    Garth L. Warnock, Yu Huan Theresa Liao, Xiaojie Wang, Dawei Ou, Ziliang Ao, James D. Johnson, C. B. Verchere & David Thompson

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Warnock, G.L., Liao, Y.H.T., Wang, X. et al. An Odyssey of Islet Transplantation for Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes. World J Surg 31, 1569–1576 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9125-0

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