Genetic Tools Detect Culprit for Type 1 Diabetes
Genetic Tools Detect Culprit for Type 1 Diabetes by Angela Mohan on May 21, 2021 at 10:28 AM Nature. Type 1 diabetes is am autoimmune disease with loss of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. It is less common than type 2 diabetes, but its prevalence is growing. Currently, there is no cure, only disease management. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects 5 million Americans will have type 1 diabetes by 2050. Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted in recent years in which researchers compare whole genomes of persons with...
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