Type 2 Diabetes, Genomics & Prevention

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Type 2 Diabetes, Genomics & Prevention

If you have a mom, dad, brother or sister with type 2 diabetes you have a greater chance of getting the disease, the National Diabetes Education Program

CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource

Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus—from genes to prevention. 
Marie-France Hivert et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Feb 18, 2014

Diabetes genetics and genomics information, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

CDC information: Learn about diabetes and how it relates to your family history

Did you know? There are more than 3000 genes reported in relation to type 2 diabetes risk and outcomes including 142 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

EGAPP recommendation: Does genomic profiling to assess type 2 diabetes risk improve health outcomes? (2013)