NINE GENES LINKED TO DIABETES 'DISCOVERED'

NINE GENES

Scientists have discovered nine genes linked to diabetes, a key breakthrough way for new treatment against the disease worldwide.  A team from 174 research centres around the world, who studied the genes and blood glucose level of more than 120,000 volunteers, has identified the nine genes which control the body's response to glucose in the blood. Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the tissues of the body become resistant to the effects of insulin, needed to regulate  glucose. The suffers may control the disease with diet and exercise but often have to take insulin. "This is an incredibly important finding. The discovery of these new genes influencing blood-sugar levels is the first step on the important journey to developing new therapies for diabetes," Jim Wilson who heads the study said.