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Findings from T. Temelkova-Kurktschiev and Co-Authors Broaden Understanding of Diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 27th, 2012

2012 FEB 27 -- "Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are multifactorial health threats caused by a complex interplay between genetic predisposition and the environment with dramatically increasing worldwide prevalence. The role of heritability in their etiology is well recognized, however, the numerous attempts made in order certain genetic variants determining individual susceptibility to be identified have had limited success, until recently," researchers in Sofia, Bulgaria report.

"At present the advancements in human genetics and the utilization of the genome-wide association approach have led to the identification of over 20 genetic loci associated...

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