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New Gene For Diabetes Found

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

A gene involved in the action of insulin is associated with type 2 diabetes and the body’s response to insulin has been found and reported on.
The protein that this gene makes represses the insulin response, so if you are making a lot of this protein, your ability to respond to insulin would be blunted, which would lead to higher glucose (sugar) in your bloodstream. If it is too high, that’s diabetes,"

How Do High Carb Diets Lead To Obesity And Diabetes?

Posted: Sunday, November 07, 2004

Dr. Kosaku Uyeda, professor of biochemistry, has shown that a single protein called carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP), discovered by his research group, activates several genes that cause cells in the liver to turn sugar into fat.

New Gene Associated With Diabetes Discovered

Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Researchers have identified a new gene, a mutation which is associated with type 1 diabetes.
The finding gives scientists a clue about the autoimmune cause of diabetes and suggests that the mutated SUMO-4 gene may influence the inflammatory process itself and increase the susceptibility to the complications of diabetes.

How We Grew So Big

Posted: Friday, June 04, 2004

So why is it happening? It's natural to try to find something to blame--fast-food joints or food manufacturers or even ourselves for having too little willpower. But the ultimate reason for obesity may be rooted deep within our genes

Diabetes Susceptibility Gene Discovered

Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

Researchers have known for decades that diabetes runs in families and that that environmental factors, such as obesity and physical inactivity, also play a big role. Several lines of research are coming together and point to a common culprit. Many cases of type 2, or adult onset, diabetes can now be traced, at least in part, to common variations near the same gene. This gene, known as HNF4a, serves as a master switch that controls many genes that are active in both the pancreas and liver.

Changes in Gene May Make People Prone to Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004

A gene that helps control pancreatic and liver cells may also make certain people prone to type 2 diabetes.
While there are no immediate implications,.it may be possible one day to get a genetic screening and learn whether one is susceptible.

Gene Linked to Type 1 Diabetes; Appears to Affect the Function of the Thymus

Posted: Friday, July 05, 2002

A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to researchers at the University of Washington and their colleagues