Are genetics a factor in diabetes?
Are genetics a factor in diabetes?
There are more than 80 genes and gene regions that affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Griffin Rodgers, MD, director of diabetes, digestive and kidney disease at the National Institutes of Health, explains.
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