Genes may exert opposite effects in diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 11:02 in Health & Medicine

Paediatric researchers analysing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease have found a complex interplay of genes. Some genes have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting against the other. In other cases, a gene variant may act in the same direction, raising the risk for both diseases...

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