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Islet microexons: tiny new players in glucose homeostasis - Nature Metabolism
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The alternative splicing landscape of pancreatic islets is dominated by an evolutionarily conserved program of microexons. These short exons encode only a few extra amino acids in genes related to hormone secretion. Microexons are important to islet function, affecting glycaemic control and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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