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Infections: A Possible Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes.
Advances in clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Chakraborty Surajit, Bhattacharyya Rajasri, Banerjee Dibyajyoti
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Diabetes mellitus is one of the biggest challenges to human health globally, with an estimated 95% of the global diabetic population having type 2 diabetes. Classical causes for type 2 diabetes, such as genetics and obesity, do not account for the high incidence of the disease. Recent data suggest that infections may precipitate insulin resistance via multiple mechanisms, such as the proinflammatory cytokine...
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