Diabetes susceptibility gene regulates health of cell's powerhouse, study finds

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:00 in Health & Medicine

A research team has found that a susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes regulates self-destruction of the cell's energy factory. The pathway central to this gene could be targeted for prevention and control of type-1 diabetes and may extend to the treatment of other metabolic-associated diseases.

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