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Transplantation of pancreatic islets has been a therapeutic approach to cure type I diabetes. One of the major obstacles faced during this approach is the rejection of allogeneic islets if they are not immunosuppressed or made tolerant to donor-induced side effects.
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Elçin, Y.M., Elçin, A.E., Bretzel, R.G., Linn, T. (2003). Pancreatic Islet Culture and Transplantation Using Chitosan and PLGA Scaffolds. In: Elçin, Y.M. (eds) Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, and Gene Therapies. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 534. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0063-6_19
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