The Genetic Basis of Type 2 Diabetes in Hispanics and Latin Americans: Challenges and Opportunities

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects 415 million people worldwide, and has a much higher prevalence in Hispanics (16.9%), compared to non-Hispanic whites (10.2%). Genome-wide association studies and whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing studies have discovered more than 100 genetic regions associated wit...

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Main Authors: Josep M. Mercader, Jose C. Florez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00329/full