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DNA Methylation and MicroRNA-Based Biomarkers for Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
Current diabetes reviews - 1 Jan 2016
O'Connell Thomas M, Markunas Christina A
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The rapidly increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is motivating an intensive search for biomarkers to identify individuals at risk for developing the disease. It has been established that both genetic and environmental factors are influential in the progression to T2D. Currently, the number of genetic loci implicated in T2D susceptibility is more than 65 and together, these factors explain only about 10%...
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