Re:Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)
by anon104 on Friday January 17, 2014 @03:05PM
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"Type I is genetic. If you have the faulty genes, you get it. Regardless of lifestyle, health, country and whatnot."
Also, this statement is not correct. From OMIM on type 1:
"IDDM exhibits 30 to 50% concordance in monozygotic twins, suggesting that the disorder is dependent on environmental factors as well as genes. The average risk to sibs is 6% (Todd, 1990)."
There are other studies with similar conclusions. Having the "faulty" genes does not guarantee disease manifestation because the disease is multi-factorial.
Also, this statement is not correct. From OMIM on type 1:
"IDDM exhibits 30 to 50% concordance in monozygotic twins, suggesting that the disorder is dependent on environmental factors as well as genes. The average risk to sibs is 6% (Todd, 1990)."
There are other studies with similar conclusions. Having the "faulty" genes does not guarantee disease manifestation because the disease is multi-factorial.