Tag: African ancestry


September 13, 2012

African Ancestry and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

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A study published in March in the journal PLoS ONE suggests that having more African ancestry is associated with higher risk for type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States, affecting about 26 million people and more than 25% of the population over the [...]

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