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BL
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| Record Number
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951379
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b705749
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| Main Entry
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Allman, Toney.
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| Title & Author
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Diabetes /\ Toney Allman.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Genes & disease
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| Page. NO
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136 pages :: color illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791095851
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: 9780791095850
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127) and index.
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| Contents
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A diagnosis of diabetes -- Treating diabetes -- Genes and DNA -- Genetic engineering and human insulin -- Genes and Type 1 diabetes -- Genes and Type 2 diabetes -- Gene therapy for diabetes -- Stem cells: the ultimate cure?
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| Abstract
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Diabetes in all its forms has continued to baffle scientists and doctors for centuries. Diagnosis and treatment of the different types of diabetes are no longer impossible, but prevention and a cure remain beyond current scientific capabilities. Learn how scientists worldwide are laboring to finally conquer this disease.
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Diabetes-- Genetic aspects.
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Diabetes.
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Diabetes-- Genetic aspects.
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Diabetes-- Genetic aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.4/62042
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| LC Classification
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RC660.A572 2008
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| NLM classification
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WK 810A445d 2008
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