Amerindian genes cause diabetes

The diabetes it's a problem Health important today; the number of people suffering from it has doubled in recent years. However, specialists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) discovered genes that could be the key to understanding this condition.

In accordance with Marta Alicia Menjívar Iraheta , researcher of the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Chemistry of the UNAM, the diseases affect the majority of the Mexican mestizo population bygenes Amerindians .

East genetic component , called T130I , is a mutation of the nuclear hepatocytic factor 4 alpha (one of the first genes related to the disease), and the important thing is that it was detected in non-diabetic Indians; reason why the specialists indicate that the existence of this one, contributes to the appearance of the disease in the Mexican mestizo.

The doctor said that Mexicans have an average of 70% genes indigenous, 25% Caucasian and 5% African. With these results, the experts analyzed the Mazahua community, due to its characteristics isolation , traditions Y language .

This was essential to start the study, which consisted in carrying out tests of blood Y antigens of histocompatibility , used to know the relationship Between people. With this, it was found that the community has a very high purity component.

At par, Menjívar Iraheta, started an investigation in patients with diabetes early and late, as well as healthy people over 60, with the objective of comparing and complementing the information. At the conclusion of both studies, the experts detected the gene T130I .

Although research is still being carried out, the idea is to generate a system of Health adequate, in order that the medicines Y treatments be effective on patients.

 

What is the diabetes?

Is a disease chronic that appears when the pancreas it does not produce insulin enough or when the body does not use effectively what it produces. It is characterized by the increase in glucose in the blood . According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 220 million people with this condition.

According to the following video, the diabetes it can be controlled with proper treatment; 90% of the decisions on this will be made by the patient.

The recommendations to prevent this disease are:

  1. Carry one diet healthy
  2. Perform exercise
  3. Have a normal body weight
  4. Avoid consumption of tobacco Y alcohol

The diagnosis of the condition is made through blood glucose. The causes are unknown, but the mechanisms that lead to it are the genetic factors influenced by the environment (lack of activity physical and a feeding inadequate)


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