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Abstract
Millions of diabetic patients are waiting for better treatment options, ideally by replenishing the lost or dysfunctional insulin-producing β cell mass. Yi et al. (2013) now identify Betatrophin, a hormone that specifically increases β cell proliferation with promising therapeutic potential.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23823472 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.06.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287