Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Diabetes repair 'occurs in womb'

Source: BBC News
Posted: 23 January 2007, 00:03 GMT

Summary:

BBC News reports:

"A mother's cells may try to repair the tissue damage in an unborn child that can result in type 1 diabetes, research suggests. US and UK researchers found unusually high levels of maternal DNA in children with type 1 diabetes - an indication of cell transfer from the mother. They also found these cells could go on to produce insulin, the hormone lacking in type 1 diabetes."

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