Research Reveals New Genetic Links to Diabetes)

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科研新发现糖尿病基因联系 (Research Reveals New Genetic Links to Diabetes)
Researchers in the United States and Europe have discovered a new batch of genes connected to the most common form of diabetes. In a handful of reports published Thursday in the U.S.-based journals \"Science\" and \"Nature Genetics,\" the researchers say they have identified at least seven new genes that could increase a person's risk to develop Type Two diabetes. The scientists identified the genes by testing the DNA of tens of thousands of people in several countries.

Scientists hope the findings will enable them to develop new drugs to treat, or even prevent someone from developing the disease. Type Two diabetics cannot produce enough insulin, which processes sugar into energy, or cannot make efficient use of the insulin in their body. They are at risk of heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and amputations. About 200 million people around the world are affected by the disease.