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Scientists ID gene responsible for insulin resistance

(Press Association) UPDATED 2009-09-08

A study of the DNA of more than 14,000 people has led to the discovery of a gene that scientists believe controls the way the body responds to insulin. The discovery could lead to a breakthrough in the way diabetes is treated, researchers say. The mutated gene--called called insulin receptor substrate 1, or IRS1--appears to control the way cells absorb glucose from the blood and use it to generate energy. Read full story >

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