Guest guest Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Catching up on some reading I found the following paragraphs in an article from www.DiabetesinControl.com (T2D = Type 2 Diabetes) " T2D is a multifactorial disease in which environmental triggers, such as diet and obesity, interact with genetic variants to make up an individual's predisposition to the disease. The disease, mainly found in adults but increasingly common in children, is characterized by impaired insulin secretion and insulin action in tissues such as muscle and liver. Many patients with a genetic predisposition to T2D also have a tendency to gain weight. " and " " It was therefore encouraging to see that polymorphisms in some genes previously shown to be associated with T2D in case-control studies (particularly P12A in the PPARG and SNP44 in the CAPN10 genes) could predict T2D in high-risk individuals from families with T2D, " they wrote. " http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3242 Bea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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