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Pancreas and Islet Transplant Population

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Transplantation of the Pancreas

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This chapter describes algorithms for diabetic candidate selection for β-cell replacement therapy (by recipient category) and algorithms for donor allocation. The algorithms are based on a 35-year experience with β-cell replacement at the University of Minnesota as well as on the experience of others, as garnered from the scientific literature or from personal discussions with leaders in the field.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Rainer W. G. Gruessner MD (Professor) & David E. R. Sutherland MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor) &  (Professor)

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Sutherland, D.E.R. (2004). Pancreas and Islet Transplant Population. In: Gruessner, R.W.G., Sutherland, D.E.R. (eds) Transplantation of the Pancreas. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4371-5_6

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