Research News From July 8, 2007
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- Generation of Insulin-producing Cells From Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells By Genetic Manipulation.
- Maternal Psychological Reaction to Newborn Genetic Screening for Type 1 Diabetes.
- Association of the vitamin D metabolism gene CYP27B1 with type 1 diabetes. See also CYP2R1 (vitamin D 25-hydroxylase) gene is associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes and vitamin D levels in Germans.
- Australian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have low vitamin D levels. Also available in PDF format (see page 3).
- T cell immunomodulation-the Holy Grail of therapeutic tolerance.
- Prevalence of autoimmune diseases in islet transplant candidates with severe hypoglycaemia and glycaemic lability: previously undiagnosed coeliac and autoimmune thyroid disease is identified by screening.
- Glucagon, in Concert with Insulin, Supports the Postabsorptive Plasma Glucose Concentration in Humans.
- Gluten-free but also gluten-enriched (gluten+) diet prevent diabetes in NOD mice; the gluten enigma in type 1 diabetes.
- Lower heart rate variability is associated with higher plasma concentrations of IL-6 in type 1 diabetes.
