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Association of Polygenic Variants with Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Their Interaction with Lifestyles in Asians.
Nutrients - 6 Aug 2022
Hur Haeng Jeon, Yang Hye Jeong, Kim Min Jung, Lee Kyun-Hee, Kim Myung-Sunny, Park Sunmin
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Over the last several decades, there has been a considerable growth in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Asians. A pathophysiological mechanism in Asian T2DM is closely linked to low insulin secretion, β-cell mass, and inability to compensate for insulin resistance. We hypothesized that genetic variants associated with lower β-cell mass and function and their combination with unhealthy lifestyle factors significantly...
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