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June 14, 2016

We are at the ADA in New Orleans and as I was looking over the posters, there was a whole section focused on Gene Expression and Biosynthesis. There were multiple small population projects on what might cause the mutations and proposed mechanisms to fix  or prevent the problems that these …

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International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Ed., Excerpt #28: Insulin Gene Expression and Biosynthesis Part 4 of 6

Insulin biosynthesis: the previous section outlines that insulin gene transcription is a highly controlled process. The product of this process, pre-proinsulin mRNA, is unusually stable in pancreatic beta cells and it is further stabilized as glucose concentrations increase. As such, there is normally an abundant source of preproinsulin mRNA in the beta-cell cytosol available for translation.

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We Need Your Help: Interview Formats

Do you prefer to watch our video interviews with recognized diabetes doctors and experts, or read transcriptions of the interviews? 1) Videos 2) Transcripts 3) Both Please let us know -- follow the link to respond!

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June 11, 2016

Steve and I just got to New Orleans in time for the opening of the ADA Scientific Sessions, and already it looks like we are going to garner a lot of diabetes information in a short amount of time. As I was working on ideas for reporting, I noticed that there …

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