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. 2017 Aug 3;21(2):153-155.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2017.07.013.

Engineering Skin with Skinny Genes

Anika Böttcher  1 , Heiko Lickert  2 , Matthias Tschöp  3
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Engineering Skin with Skinny Genes

Anika Böttcher et al. Cell Stem Cell. .
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Abstract

The increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes is an urgent worldwide health challenge. Now in Cell Stem Cell, Yue et al. (2017) report a proof-of-concept study using genetically engineered skin transplants that produce the incretin GLP-1 to prevent diet-induced obesity, suggesting a powerful approach for treating metabolic disorders.

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