(Source: Endocrine Web, 10 February 2011)
Genetic variations that occurred in humans' long distant past as a result of evolutionary demands may now be placing more individuals at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Stanford University. The findings may help doctors better understand patients' diabetes risks based on genetic and environmental factors.
The researchers reported in the journal Diabetes that they became interested in uncovering historic reasons for diabetes susceptibility when they looked at regions of DNA that have come to be associated with an increased risk. Read more
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