Gene inhibitor suppresses progression of diabetes in mice; eliminating the gene can sometimes fully reverse the disease

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/09/25/2003764975

"expression of protein disulfide isomerase family A member 4 (PDIA4) is linked to diabetes... published in this month’s issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, an open-source, peer-reviewed scientific journal... could be the key in the search for a cure for diabetes... potential to become the first-ever therapeutic treatment for diabetes, should it pass clinical trials"

See also: Taiwan scientists find inhibitor that reversed diabetes in mice

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