Re: surgeon pioneers islet transplant

From: jbro (Hawki63_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 02/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:11:24 GMT

apparently Zeester failed to grasp that concept

"Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
news:1107852844.72ae7bd099c53d2cb63bba7ae6aea2b2@teranews...
> Zee wrote:
> >
> >
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/02/03/diabetes-transplant-0502
03.html
> >
> > Alberta surgeon pioneers transplant for diabetics
> > Last Updated Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:44:03 EST
> > CBC News
> >
> > EDMONTON - An Edmonton doctor has led the world's first transplant of
> > insulin-producing cells from a living donor, pioneering a surgery that
> > could mean faster, better treatment for diabetics.
> >
> > Dr. James Shapiro and Japanese surgeons removed part of the pancreas
> > from a 56-year-old woman and took out insulin-producing cells called
> > islets. Then they successfully transplanted them in the woman's
> > 27-year-old daughter.
> >
> > ----------more---------
>
> This will not address the most common type of diabetes mellitus which is
> type 2 (or adult-onset).
>
>
> At His service,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
> Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> Board-Certified Cardiologist
>
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