A mutation in the gene HNF1A causes a protein to not work properly, which in turn causes the beta cells to not produce insulin properly. This results in individuals developing a disease known as maturity-onset diabetes of the young,
The research shows that the deletion of HASTER is comparable to the deletion of HNF1A. A new study shows that non-protein coding sequences in a genome may be useful in treating disease.
The man is called "Ferrer." Although noncoding RNAs were initially considered to be degradation products of RNA turnover and metabolism and were often neglected, increasing evidence has demonstrated their regulatory and functional roles in diverse cellular compartments and macromolecular structures.