Rare Mutation Found to Significantly Lower Diabetes Risk

A new study has found a rare mutation that can safeguard individuals from getting Type-2 diabetes. The effect of the mutation prominently reduces the risk by two-thirds and provides a favorable first-hand target for developing a drug to mimic the mutation’s effect.

 “The study is a tour de force, and the authors are the top people in the field,” — Dr. Samuel Klein, Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine.

Diabetes type-2 is a disorder in which the body can't regulate the levels of glucose in the blood.

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