Researchers have found a switch that regulates the activity of HNF1A, a gene that causes diabetes. The study highlights potential new vulnerabilities in the disease and could lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies. The switch controls the production of a type of non-coding RNA, which account for the vast majority of RNA synthesized inside cells. Though noncoding RNAs were previously neglected in research, the research shows how new insights are changing our understanding of their role in human disease.
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