Scientists Uncover Hidden Genetic Cause of Diabetes in Babies
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Researchers at the University of Exeter found that mutations in the non-protein-coding genes RNU4ATAC and RNU6ATAC cause autoimmune neonatal diabetes in 19 children.
The changes disrupt hundreds of other genes involved in immune function, linking the variants to the disease.
The discovery expands disease-causing searches beyond protein-coding DNA to non-coding regions.
It could improve rare disease diagnosis and uncover new biology relevant to type 1 diabetes.