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New genetic markers for a rarer form of type 1 diabetes
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New genetic markers for a rarer form of type 1 diabetes

by  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While most cases of type 1 diabetes are classified as autoimmune diseases, a minor proportion of these patients have non-immune-mediated type 1 diabetes, sometimes referred to as type 1 B diabetes. Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified 41 previously unreported genetic markers for this less common...

Improving prediction of Parkinson’s disease
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Improving prediction of Parkinson’s disease

by  Queen Mary, University of London Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia Including genetic markers in addition to well known risk factors improves tests to predict Parkinson’s disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London. Parkinson’s disease is...