New clues to origin of diabetes: Mutant gene protein can derail normal insulin production in animal pancreatic beta cells
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 19:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified events inside insulin-producing pancreatic cells that set the stage for a neonatal form of non-autoimmune type 1 diabetes, and may play a role in type 2 diabetes as well. The results point to a potential target for drugs.