Scientists have identified a gene that causes diabetes in children, which will increase the chances of preventing the condition.

Doctors hope they will soon be able to test infants for the gene, codenamed KIAA0350, and treat them for Type 1 diabetes, known as "insulin dependent diabetes", before it takes hold.

By the time of diagnosis, most of the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas have been destroyed, which makes genetic prediction vital.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

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