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April 2026

Title: Research updates in cystic fibrosis related diabetes: Understanding pathophysiology, expanding animal and human islet models, and advancing clinical and translational research
Authors
Melissa S. Putman, Rebecca L. Hull-Meichle, Shafagh A. Waters, Katherine Tuggle, Paula Sommer, Rebecca Conway, Lee A. Borthwick, Jakob G. Knudsen, E. Danielle Dean, Sarah A. Stanley, Xingshen Sun, John F. Engelhardt, Shih-Hsing Leir, Lena Eliasson, Bibi Uhre Nielsen, Darko Stefanovski, Amanda Brennan, Charlotte K. Boughton, Andrea Kelly, Amir Moheet, James A. M. Shaw
References
2026 Apr 4:S1569-1993(26)00088-3.  doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2026.03.021
Keywords
Cystic fibrosis related diabetes, CFRD, Cystic fibrosis, pathophysiology, Islet models, Translational research, Clinical research
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