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SUBMITTER: Tekola-Ayele F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840391 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tekola-Ayele Fasil F Adeyemo Adebowale A AA Rotimi Charles N CN
Progress in cardiovascular diseases 20131101 3
The burdens of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasing in Africa. T2D and CVD are the result of the complex interaction between inherited characteristics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. The epidemic of obesity is largely behind the exploding global incidence of T2D. However, not all obese individuals develop diabetes and positive family history is a powerful risk factor for diabetes and CVD. Recent implementations of high throughput genotyping and sequencing ...[more]