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Pathophysiology, phenotypes and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Indian and Chinese populations.
Nature reviews. Endocrinology - 1 Jul 2022
Ke Calvin, Narayan K M Venkat, Chan Juliana C N, Jha Prabhat, Shah Baiju R
Abstract excerpt
Nearly half of all adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) live in India and China. These populations have an underlying predisposition to deficient insulin secretion, which has a key role in the pathogenesis of T2DM. Indian and Chinese people might be more susceptible to hepatic or skeletal muscle insulin resistance, respectively, than other populations, resulting in specific forms of insulin deficiency....
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