Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease linked - scientists identify shared genetic markers
Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and celiac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. Their findings, which are reported in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, identified seven chromosome regions which are shared between the two diseases. (Source: Genetics News From Medical News Today) MedWorm Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.
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