NIH funds first nationwide network to study rare forms of diabetes

(NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) A nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of Health will seek to discover the cause of several unusual forms of diabetes. For years, doctors and researchers have been stymied by cases of diabetes that differ from known types. Through research efforts at 20 US research institutions, the study aims to discover new forms of diabetes, understand what makes them different, and identify their causes.
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