Lund University Diabetes Center, Inga-Marie Nilssons gata 53 floor 3, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
Diabetologia. 2012 Oct;55(10):2559-2561. doi: 10.1007/s00125-012-2659-1. Epub 2012 Aug 5.
Common genetic variations in the gene encoding transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) reveal the strongest association with type 2-diabetes known to date. These lead to impaired insulin production and output, but the mechanisms of disease remain incompletely known. In this issue of Diabetologia, two publications provide new insights into TCF7L2-dependent diabetes.
常见的转录因子 7 样蛋白 2(TCF7L2)基因编码区的遗传变异与 2 型糖尿病的相关性最强,这是目前已知的。这些变异导致胰岛素产生和分泌受损,但疾病的发病机制仍不完全清楚。在本期《糖尿病学》中,两篇论文提供了 TCF7L2 依赖性糖尿病的新见解。