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Genetic underpinnnings of type 2 diabetes.
Advances in genetics - 1 Jan 2025
Shah Aditya, Bush Clancy O, Perry Rachel J
Abstract excerpt
Genetics is a significant risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, with a family history conferring a 1.5-3-fold increased risk. Intriguingly, this heritable risk is higher when the affected parent is the mother, suggesting a potential role of mitochondrial genetics -maternally inherited DNA - in diabetes pathogenesis, a hypothesis this chapter will explore. While obesity mediates some of the genetic risk of...
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