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In A World First, A Man With Type 1 Diabetes Produced His Own Insulin After Receiving CRISPR-Edited Insulin-Making Pancreatic Islet Cells. CRISPR Reduced Immune-Triggering Proteins & Boosted CD47 To Avoid Rejection Without Immunosuppressants. Injected Into His Forearm, The Cells Still Function 12 Weeks Later, Marking A Potential Cure Step.

Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/health/diabetes/diabetic-man-produces-his-own-insulin-after-gene-edited-cell-transplant

The new proof-of-concept study points a way to curing diabetes without the need for immune-suppressing drugs.