Diabetes-causing gene can be regulated

[skb]

HNF1A is a gene that provides instructions for making a protein called hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha. The protein is expressed in many tissues but is particularly important for the pancreas, where it plays a role in developing beta cells. Beta cells produce the hormone insulin, which regulate blood sugar levels.
 
Mutations in HNF1A cause cells to create a protein that doesn't work normally, which in turn affects the function of beta cells. This results in individuals developing a disease known as maturity-onset diabetes of the young, where symptoms such as high blood sugar can appear before individuals reach the age of 30.

Article