San Antonio researchers to identify gene responsible for diabetes
Call them the diabetes detectives, the new age researchers are trying to uncover the exactly which genes are involved in this chronic, debilitating disease.
The San Antonio researchers are trying to pinpoint which genes contribute to this monstrous health problem. In the past several years, this lab has zeroed in on at least seven promising candidates.
In the science world, they’re called knockout mice — animals that have had their genes manipulated to see if certain genes make them more vulnerable to problems like blood sugar instability and obesity.
The special machines that map where variations are on the chromosomes take human genetic information, in this case from San Antonio patients, and translate it into a starting place for animal experimentation. It’s information that may someday lead to new and more effective medications.
Source: SA Health
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