2010 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2010. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.

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Are there any other genes other than Insulin-producing gene that play a role in causing Diabetes?      Eleanor Rees, M.S., C.G.C.: I currently work at Dartmouth-Hithcock Medical Center, a tertiary care teaching hospital located in Lebanon, NH. I do both prenatal genetic counseling and cancer genetic counseling. We think there are many genes involved in the development of diabetes, but we think it is a multifactorial disorder, meaning both genes and the environment must play a role for a person to develop the condition. Many of the genetic factors are still being discovered. Surya Bangsa Elementary in Indonesia (8th grade student)

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