BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Study uncovers new diabetes genes: "Scientists have been able to identify three new genes which they say will bring them closer to understanding the causes of diabetes.
The discovery follows patient data gathered in Tayside and Fife by researchers from Dundee University.
Scientists from Oxford and Exeter have been working on the study.
The three new genes that predispose people to develop Type 2 diabetes brings the total number of genes involved to nine."
