Abstract: Provided are protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins and polynucleotides encoding same, transgenic animals expressing a diabetes-mediating protein, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Determining the expression level of certain diabetes-mediating proteins provides an approach both for diagnosing diabetes and for ascertaining a predisposition for developing diabetes.

Abstract: Provided are mammalian secreted and non-secreted diabetes mediating proteins, including protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins, as well as polynucleotides encoding same, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are mammalian secreted and non-secreted diabetes mediating proteins, including protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins, as well as polynucleotides encoding same, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins and polynucleotides encoding same, transgenic animals expressing a diabetes-mediating protein, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating proteins, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins and polynucleotides encoding same, transgenic animals expressing a diabetes-mediating protein, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are human secreted and non-secreted diabetes mediating proteins, including protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins, as well as polynucleotides encoding same, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating proteins, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are mammalian secreted and non-secreted diabetes mediating proteins, including protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins, as well as polynucleotides encoding same, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Provided are mammalian secreted and non-secreted diabetes mediating proteins, including protective and deleterious diabetes-mediating proteins, as well as polynucleotides encoding same, drug screening methods for identifying a test compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein, and methods of preventing or ameliorating diabetes by administering a compound capable of altering the expression of a diabetes-mediating protein.

Abstract: Liability in human individuals to develop non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and/or atherosclerosis is determined by restriction enzyme mapping of DNA from a human individual using a probe selected from the group consisting of(i) cDNA complementary to the mRNA coding for the human insulin,(ii) human genomic DNA containing the actual insulin gene,(iii) DNA sequences of human genomic DNA located within 20.times.10.sup.6 base pairs from the insulin gene in either direction,and examining the distribution of DNA fragments for the appearance of insertion sequences of approximately 1600 to 2300 base pairs (U alleles) the occurrence of which indicates a liability for said individual to develop elevated blood glucose concentrations and/or atherosclerosis and in homozygous form a liability to develop NIDDM.