Gene fuels age-related obesity and diabetes

13 julio 2015

Practically everyone gets fatter as they get older, but some people can blame their genes for the extra padding. Researchers have shown that two different mutations in a gene called ankyrin-B cause cells to suck up glucose faster than normal, fattening them up and eventually leading to the type of diabetes linked to obesity.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/V9RIug9hSYo» height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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