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Protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus identified within the ACDC gene in a black South African diabetic cohort.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 May 2007
Olckers Antonel, Towers G Wayne, van der Merwe Annelize, Schwarz Peter E H, Rheeder Paul, Schutte Aletta E
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is currently one of the fastest growing noncommunicable diseases in the world. It is induced by the pathogenic interaction between insulin resistance and secretion. This group of clinically heterogeneous disorders currently affects approximately 4% of the general population, but it is rapidly increasing, especially in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. During this...
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