# Newly discovered disease opens for future diabetes treatment | Karolinska Institutet

> Karolinska Institutet researchers identified a newly discovered human genetic disorder in which the TXNIP protein cannot be produced, causing high lactate and low methionine in affected children. The finding may help develop future diabetes drugs.

- Date: 2019-02-12 · published 2019-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60918-newly-discovered-disease-opens-for-future-diabetes-treatment-karolinska
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

This is a human medical research finding with no direct effect on feed ingredient supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- news.ki.se: https://news.ki.se/newly-discovered-disease-opens-for-future-diabetes-treatment

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