Overweight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Chinese Twin Study

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that genetics and early-life environments might account for the observed overweight-T2DM association. Genetic correlation between BMI and T2DM further provides evidence for the influence of overlap genes on their association.PMID:34520837 | DOI:10.1016/j.diabet.2021.101278

Source: Diabetes and Metabolism - September 14, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yu'e Xi Wenjing Gao Ke Zheng Jun Lv Canqing Yu Shengfeng Wang Tao Huang Dianjianyi Sun Chunxiao Liao Yuanjie Pang Zengchang Pang Min Yu Hua Wang Xianping Wu Zhong Dong Fan Wu Guohong Jiang Xiaojie Wang Yu Liu Jian Deng Lin Lu Weihua Cao Liming Li Source Type: research