Type 2 diabetes genes mapped out
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Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Of all the exciting progress that has been reported in the field of diabetes research in recent years, the most exciting and practical includes the confirmation that type 2 diabetes can be prevented.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have identified two  genetic mutations that are fairly common in individuals of  African descent and are associated with a 50 percent reduction  in LDL ("bad") cholesterol.
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A new database of tree genes has been released by Oregon and Swedish researchers in an effort to speed up basic and commercial research.
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A study of population groups has uncovered a gene variant that increases insulin resistance, thereby increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Key chemicals that carry cholesterol and fats in the blood accumulate in people with type 2 diabetes, Canadian medical scientists have discovered.  Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is higher than it should be.
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RALEIGH, NC - Researchers at Wake Forest University have discovered a gene that could cause up to 20 percent of Type II diabetes, the school announced Monday.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health.
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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
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For the first time, scientists have created a genetic map of a cow, providing researchers a new tool to reduce animal disease and improve the nutrition of beef and dairy products
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Scientists mapping genetics of two of the nation's leading cancers have found almost 200 mutated genes in breast and colorectal tumors, many of them never before suspected of helping cancer form and spread.
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NEW YORK  - It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out that the risk is still very small.
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An international team of scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new human genetic map, or "book of life," that fills in missing pages and chapters to explain how genes are involved in common diseases.
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Scientists find novel genes linked with 'bad' cholesterol, paving the way for therapies to treat the risk.
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Researchers said on Sunday they had homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70 percent of the genetic risk for type-2 diabetes.
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Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.