Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk & Prevention

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Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk & 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

CDC information: Prediabetes: Am I at risk?

Did you know? More than 3300 genes have been reported with risk of type 2 diabetes and its outcomes, including more than 150 genomewide association studies. To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

Check out genetic disorders and tests associated with diabetes at the NIH Genetic Testing Registry

Gene-lifestyle interaction and type 2 diabetes: The EPIC InterAct case-cohort study. 
Langenberg C, et al. PLoS Med. 2014 May 20;11(5):e1001647.

Obesity outweighs genetics in type 2 diabetes risk, PHG Foundation, May 22