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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;21(4):1363-1364.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16232. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Islet or pancreas after kidney transplantation: Is the whole still greater than some of its parts?

Jonathan A Fridell  1 , Robert J Stratta  2
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Editorial

Islet or pancreas after kidney transplantation: Is the whole still greater than some of its parts?

Jonathan A Fridell et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Apr.
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Keywords: diabetes: type 1; editorial/personal viewpoint; graft survival; islet transplantation; kidney transplantation/nephrology; pancreas/simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.

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  • Phase 3 trial of human islet-after-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes.
    Markmann JF, Rickels MR, Eggerman TL, Bridges ND, Lafontant DE, Qidwai J, Foster E, Clarke WR, Kamoun M, Alejandro R, Bellin MD, Chaloner K, Czarniecki CW, Goldstein JS, Hering BJ, Hunsicker LG, Kaufman DB, Korsgren O, Larsen CP, Luo X, Naji A, Oberholzer J, Posselt AM, Ricordi C, Senior PA, Shapiro AMJ, Stock PG, Turgeon NA. Markmann JF, et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Apr;21(4):1477-1492. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16174. Epub 2020 Aug 9. Am J Transplant. 2021. PMID: 32627352 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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