New Treatment Target for Diabetes and Other Disorders (AUDIO)
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WOLFRAM SYNDROME BEGINS AS INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES, AND LATER PROGRESSES TO INCLUDE VISION PROBLEMS, HEARING LOSS AND DIFFICULTY WITH BALANCE. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR TREATMENTS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ENZYME THAT MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT HARMFUL MOLECULES FROM DAMAGING CELLS THAT SECRETE INSULIN, LEADING NOT ONLY TO WOLFRAM SYNDROME BUT TO OTHER FORMS OF DIABETES, TOO. IN ADDITION, THEY BELIEVE THE ENZYME THEY'VE IDENTIFIED COULD BE A TREATMENT TARGET FOR OTHER DISORDERS, TOO. JIM DRYDEN REPORTS.
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