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Revision as of 21:24, 14 October 2014

Tsinghua 2014

Hi, we are Team Tsinghua at iGEM 2014. We are working on a gene therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM).

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T1DM results from the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. We aim to convert somatic cells into insulin-producing cells regulated by blood glucose, and eliminate the need for constant insulin therapy.

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We use Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors to introduce genes, which has proven to be safe… Well, that’s a whole other story, want to know more?

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