来自英国、法国和加拿大多家研究机构的科学家近日发现,褪黑激素受体基因发生罕见突变的人群罹患2型糖尿病的几率更高,这一成果将有助于糖尿病患病风险的评估以及个性化治疗方案的开发。过去人们就发现,经常熬夜工作的人罹患2型糖尿病和心脏病的风险更高,其原因是调节人体睡眠周期的褪黑激素亦可对体内胰岛素释放水平进行调控。此后有研究显示,编码褪黑激素受体1B(亦称MT2)的基因——MTNR1B基 Scientists from research institutes in the UK, France and Canada have recently found that people with a rare mutation in the melatonin receptor gene have a higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a finding that will help assess the risk of developing diabetes and personality Development of treatment programs. In the past, people found that people who stayed up late often had a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease because melatonin, which regulates the human sleep cycle, also regulates insulin levels in the body. Since then, studies have shown that the gene encoding melatonin receptor 1B (also known as MT2) - MTNR1B