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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A research study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with a global consortium, has identified genetic markers that influence a protein involved in regulating estrogen and testosterone levels in the bloodstream. The results, published online in PLoS Genetics, also reveal that some of the genetic markers for this protein are near genes related to liver function, metabolism and type 2 diabetes, demonstrating an important genetic connection between the metabolic and reproductive systems in men and women.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120720103545.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120720103545.htm