美国新奥尔良消息:芬兰的研究人员提出一个新理论来解释为什么芬兰人的胰岛素依赖型糖尿病发病率在世界上居首位。在此召开的美国糖尿病协会会议上,芬兰研究人员首次报告了芬兰全国对糖尿病的遗传学、免疫学及流行病学的研究结果。研究发现,芬兰人与HLA抗原结合的基因频率较高,因而使他对糖尿病更易感。美国方面较早期的研究已鉴定出其他基因标记物。研究人员对新近诊断的有15岁以下糖尿病患者的芬兰家庭进行了研究。将170个这样的家庭与148个英 New Orleans, United States: Researchers in Finland have come up with a new theory to explain why Finns have the highest incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes in the world. At this meeting of the American Diabetes Association, Finnish researchers reported for the first time findings of Finnish national studies on the genetics, immunology and epidemiology of diabetes. The study found that Finns and HLA antigen-binding genes higher frequency, thus making him more susceptible to diabetes. Earlier studies in the United States have identified other genetic markers. Researchers studied newly diagnosed Finnish families with diabetes under 15 years of age. 170 such families and 148 British