1 Matrix Biology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA
Corresponding author: Marika Bogdani, e-mail: [email protected].
Received January 01, 2016 and accepted April 16, 2016.
previously published online July 12, 2016
See accompanying article, p. 2130.
Acknowledgments. The author is grateful to Drs. Carla J. Greenbaum and Thomas N. Wight, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, for their comments and for editing the manuscript. This research was performed with the support of the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD), a collaborative type 1 diabetes research project sponsored by JDRF. Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) partnering with nPOD to provide research resources are listed at http://www.jdrfnpod.org/for-partners/npod-partners/.
Funding. This study was supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust George S. Eisenbarth nPOD Award for Team Science (2015PG-T1D052).
Duality of Interest. No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.