Resolving Discrepant Findings on ANGPTL8 in β-Cell Proliferation: A Collaborative Approach to Resolving the Betatrophin Controversy

Aaron R. Cox; Ornella Barrandon; Erica P. Cai; Jacqueline S. Rios; Julia Chavez; Claire W. Bonnyman; Carol J. Lam; Peng Yi; Douglas A. Melton; Jake A. Kushner

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159276

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Resolving Discrepant Findings on ANGPTL8 in β-Cell Proliferation: A Collaborative Approach to Resolving the Betatrophin Controversy

Aaron R. Cox,

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ornella Barrandon ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ornella Barrandon, Erica P. Cai

Affiliation Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Erica P. Cai ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ornella Barrandon, Erica P. Cai

Affiliations Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jacqueline S. Rios,

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Julia Chavez,

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Claire W. Bonnyman,

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Carol J. Lam,

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Peng Yi,

Affiliations Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Douglas A. Melton,

Affiliation Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jake A. Kushner

* E-mail: kushner@bcm.edu

Affiliation McNair Medical Institute, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3646-1744

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Resolving Discrepant Findings on ANGPTL8 in β-Cell Proliferation: A Collaborative Approach to Resolving the Betatrophin Controversy

Aaron R. Cox,
Ornella Barrandon,
Erica P. Cai,
Jacqueline S. Rios,
Julia Chavez,
Claire W. Bonnyman,
Carol J. Lam,
Peng Yi,
Douglas A. Melton,
Jake A. Kushner

Published: July 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159276

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