Pancreatic Epigenetics and hESC: Curing Type 1 Diabetes
Haseeb Khatri Introduction: Insulin secreted by pancreatic β cells play a large role in maintaining glucose homeostasis.1 Type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease that impacts this homeostasis by destroying β cells, leading to hyperglycemia.2 Uncontrolled blood glucose levels can lead to multi-organ dysfunction.1 Current treatments include…