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Comment
. 2012 Feb;35(2):193-5.
doi: 10.2337/dc11-2106.

Predicting diabetes: our relentless quest for genomic nuggets

Samuel Dagogo-Jack  1
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Predicting diabetes: our relentless quest for genomic nuggets

Samuel Dagogo-Jack. Diabetes Care. 2012 Feb.
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Figure 1
Schematic of the pathogenesis of diabetes. Genetic and environmental factors, acting via complex immunological mechanisms, result in β-cell destruction that leads to type 1 diabetes. Gene-environment interactions also underlie susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, the pathophysiological hallmarks of which include insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction.
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