Spread of misfolded proteins could trigger type 2 diabetes
By
Aimee Cunningham
11:30am, August 4, 2017
Type 2 diabetes and prion disease seem like an odd couple, but they have something in common: clumps of misfolded, damaging proteins.
Now new research finds that a dose of corrupted pancreas proteins induces normal ones to misfold and clump. This raises the possibility that, like prion disease, type 2 diabetes could be triggered by these deformed proteins spreading between cells or even individuals, the researchers say.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/spread-misfolded-proteins-could-trigger-type-2-diabetes
