Towards an understanding of the genetic causes of diabetes

Towards an understanding of the genetic causes of diabetes [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04

People develop Type 1 diabetes when their immune system specifically seeks out and destroys the insulin-producing ß-cells in their pancreas. The interaction of environmental factors with a number of gene variants results in the immune disturbance which causes the condition. In this article, Tony Merriman looks at the approaches used to identify the genes which make a person susceptible to Type 1 diabetes.

Issue:

Volume 49 | Issue 1 [2]

Author:

Merriman Tony [3]

Attachment:

article_16_en.pdf [4]

Keywords:

beta cells, antigens, genetics, genes, insulin, CTLA-4, HapMap Project

Section:

Future Directions [5]

Theme:

Insulin [6]

Diabetes treatment > Latest advances [7]

Research and studies [8]

Type 1 diabetes [9]