UA receives $1.1 million for study of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease

(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Some people who take statins to lower cholesterol have a slightly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Genetic epidemiologist Yann Klimentidis, Ph.D., at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the connection between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news