β-cell dedifferentiation in diabetes is important, but what is it?
This commentary discusses the concept of β-cell dedifferentiation in diabetes, which is important but not well defined. A broad interpretation is that a state of differentiation has been lost, which means changes in gene expression as well as in structural and functional elements. Thus, a fully matu...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010577/ |