the island's population is also contributing
evidence to diabetes research in the United
States. Geneticists from Sardinia--the second-
largest island in the Mediterranean, with a
population of a little more than one and a
half million--are working with Lisa Denzin,
PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and
resident scientist, Child Health Institute of
New Jersey, to understand the genetic under-
pinnings that trigger type 1 diabetes mellitus.