Epigenetic Changes Precede Onset of Diabetes (IMAGE)

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD

Epigenetic Changes Precede Onset of Diabetes

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The researchers first identified early changes in DNA methylations and the expression patterns in the islets of Langerhans in diabetes-prone mice and then investigated which of these could be identified in humans before diabetes was diagnosed.

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