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Hope for people with Type 2 diabetes – insulin master switch uncovered
MEDIA RELEASE:
22 Sep 2011
Garvan scientists have discovered that a single gene controls a very complex process, apparently forming the crucial link between eating a high fat diet and developing diabetes. Compounds are already being developed for blocking the gene – known as Id1 – as it has known adverse effects in cancer. This drug development work would very much shorten the path from discovery to prospective treatment in the case of diabetes.
Potential to prevent loss of insulin in Type 2 diabetes
MEDIA RELEASE:
14 Jul 2008
Until now, it was thought that the processes leading to the death of insulin-secreting pancreatic cells were similar in both types of diabetes. Scientists at Garvan have now shown that the process is quite different in the two diseases. They have also identified a promising therapeutic target for people with Type 2 diabetes
