Gene linked to child’s risk for diabetes
From Times Wire Reports
Scientists have pinpointed an important gene involved in increasing a child’s risk for type 1 diabetes, a discovery they said might lead to a way to prevent the development of the disease.
Researchers reported there are two versions of the gene. People with one version show a 50% increase in risk and those with the other are protected from the disease.
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