美国和芬兰的研究人员于2007年发现4个2型糖尿病基因,被美国《时代》杂志评为该年度10大医学突破之一。固然,这一医学突破值得人们关注,但是,也许人们更应当关注糖尿病易感基因的复杂性以及未来糖尿病的防治。而筛选糖尿病易感基因只是防治这一疾病的第一步。 Researchers in the United States and Finland found four type 2 diabetes genes in 2007 and were rated by Time magazine as one of the 10 major medical breakthroughs of the year. Although, this medical breakthrough deserves attention, however, perhaps one should pay more attention to the complexity of diabetes susceptibility genes and the prevention and treatment of future diabetes. Screening for susceptible genes to diabetes is only the first step in the fight against the disease.