Big Leap Forward in Understanding Genetics Underlying Prevalent
Diseases The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC), a
collaboration of 24 leading human geneticists analyzing
thousands of DNA samples from patients suffering prevalent human
diseases, have announced breakthrough research findings. Hailed
as a "...new chapter in medical science...", genetic variants
have been found for: - Crohn's disease - coronary heart disease
- rheumatoid arthritis - Type I and Type II diabetes Some of the
fascinating findings: - Type I Diabetes and Crohn's disease
share a common gene, suggesting similar biological pathways! -
An obesity gene as well as three new genes linked to Type II
Diabetes - The WTCCC used gene chip technology, which is not
unlike microchip technology, enabling scientists to scan
hundreds of thousands of DNA markers at once. Thank you
jurvetson for use of photo Playing with DNA featuring James
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