Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Variant Gene Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Researchers have identified a variation in a gene that is associated with type 1 diabetes, the form of the disease in which insulin production by the pancreas is deficient. The new discovery lends support to the idea that an abnormal response to a viral infection knocks out insulin-producing cells, because the affected gene encodes an enzyme called interferon-induced helicase (IFIH1) that plays a role in the anti-viral immune response. Learn more>> <http://main.diabetes.org/site/R?i=_TGeisv0vWlLwc6hlck3dw..> " Recently Diagnosed " Debuts on diabetes.org The first weeks and months following a diabetes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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