Researchers Identify Genetic Variants That May Increase Risk For Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease.

reports that that a study published online in Nature Genetics “has provided fresh insight into genetic contributions to type 2 diabetes and heart disease and how the two diseases are linked.” Researchers “identified 16 previously unidentified genetic variants that appear to increase the risk for type 2 diabetes and one new genetic variant that increases the risk for heart disease.” The investigators “also confirmed previously identified risk loci for diabetes and pinpointed seven genetic variants that increase the risk for both type 2 diabetes and heart disease.” https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/getlogin?urlCache=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vdmlld2FydGljbGUvODg1NDc5&ac=401