6 new genes identified in type 2 diabetes- 2 related to prostate cancer

The new magic number is 16 among diabetic researchers. Scientists identified 6 new genes which play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes and among the group is the second gene known to also play a role in prostate cancer.

By researching how the prostate and diabetic related gene works, we see how raising the risk of one condition can also protect against the other.  These type of results are promising for further medications and sources of treatment.

This promises the development of new therapies, and should help scientists to avoid designing drugs aimed at one disorder that inadvertently trigger the other.

As these type of results are yielded and with continuing research, we get one step closer to completely understanding type 2 diabetes. We are nearing 200 million persons worldwide that are affected by this disease process.

“The remarkable recent progress in identifying regions of the genome that increase risk to diabetes—from 3 to 16 in only a year—will help us unravel the complex basis diabetes and may suggest new and better tailored methods to prevent or treat this disease.,” said U-M’s Michael Boehnke, the lead scientist on the Finland-United States Investigation of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Genetics (FUSION) study group, one of the three lead groups in the study.

Come on everyone and cheer with me, “Go Science Go”!!

via EurekAlert