Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 19th, 2006
Study 1: ENPP1, an inhibitor of the insulin receptor, is a genetic link between childhood and adult obesity and type 2 diabetes.
According to recent research from France, "Clinical studies have established the strong link between obesity and type 2 diabetes, especially in children, where the rising prevalence of childhood severe obesity has preceded the recent emergence of early-onset forms of 'diabesity'. These data suggested a common genetic background shared by both conditions, which was also supported by the identification by genome scans of several diabesity...
Want to see the full article?
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Obesity and Diabetes Week
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.