Variants in clock genes could be associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes in an elderly Greek population

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic disorder of glucose metabolism, related to impaired quality of life, severe complications, and significant burden for health care systems, that tends to be a global epidemic [1]. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that the number of people living with the disease globally is expected to reach 700 million by 2045 [2]. T2D confers a four-fold greater risk for the development of cardiovascular (CV) disease compared to the non-diabetic status [3] and is expected to be the seventh most common cause of death by the year 2030 around the world [4].

Source: Maturitas - July 11, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Xanthippi Tsekmekidou, Fotis Tsetsos, Theocharis Koufakis, Marianthi Georgitsi, Nikolaos Papanas, Dimitrios Papazoglou, Athanasios Roumeliotis, Stylianos Panagoutsos, Elias Thodis, Marios Theodoridis, Ploumis Passadakis, Efstratios Maltezos, Peristera Pas Source Type: research