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SUBMITTER: Ahmed SAH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353744 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical epigenetics 20200711 1
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic condition characterised by β cell dysfunction and persistent hyperglycaemia. The disorder can be due to the absence of adequate pancreatic insulin production or a weak cellular response to insulin signalling. Among the three types of DM, namely, type 1 DM (T1DM), type 2 DM (T2DM), and gestational DM (GDM); T2DM accounts for almost 90% of diabetes cases worldwide.Epigenetic traits are stably heritable phenotypes that result from certain changes that affect gene ...[more]