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Weekly injection could treat type 2 diabetes, new enzyme discovery suggests – Medical Xpress
A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and which helps to control blood sugar levels, could potentially revolutionize treatment for type 2 diabetes.
A newly discovered protein produced by the liver, and which helps to control blood sugar levels, could potentially revolutionize treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Our research, published today in Science Translational Medicine, found that injecting this protein, called SMOC1, into diabetic mice helped them control their blood glucose much more easily.
We have also engineered a long-lasting form of SMOC1 which, if it works the same way in humans as in mice, would only need to be injected once a we…
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