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Gc Weir
Researcher at Harvard University
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Citations - 379
Gc Weir is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Unfolded protein response & Endoplasmic reticulum. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 339 citations.
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The endoplasmic reticulum in pancreatic beta cells of type 2 diabetes patients.
Piero Marchetti,Marco Bugliani,Roberto Lupi,Lorella Marselli,Matilde Masini,Ugo Boggi,Franco Filipponi,Gc Weir,DL Eizirik,Miriam Cnop +9 more
TL;DR: Beta cell in type 2 diabetes showed modest signs of ER stress when studied in pancreatic samples or isolated islets maintained at physiological glucose concentration, however, exposure to increased glucose levels induced ER stress markers in type 1 diabetes islet cells, which therefore may be more susceptible to ER stress induced by metabolic perturbations.