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Connecting the dots: molecular and epigenetic mechanisms in type 2 diabetes.
Current diabetes reviews - 1 Jul 2010
Goh Kian-Peng, Sum Chee-Fang
Abstract excerpt
It is likely that the heritability of T2DM goes beyond simple genetic markers and involves epigenetic mechanisms. Neel's Thrifty Gene Hypothesis was expanded by Chakravarthy to include metabolic cycling and the dissonance between our stone-age genes with a space-age lifestyle. Further modificatio...
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