Health and Fitness

Ten New Diabetes Gene Links Offer Picture of Biology Underlying Disease

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2012.  Ten more DNA regions linked to type 2 diabetes have been discovered by an international team of researchers, bringing the total to more than 60.

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The discovery provides a more complete picture of the genetics and biological processes underlying type 2 diabetes, with some clear patterns emerging.

The international team, led by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and the University of Michigan,…

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