Open AccessType 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Association of Candidate Genes in Asian Indian Population from Hyderabad, India
Author(s) -
Imran Ali Khan,
Subhadra Poornima,
Parveen Jahan,
Pragna Rao,
Qurratulain Hasan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14471.6855
Subject(s) - asian indian , south asia , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , medicine , population , geography , environmental health , ancient history , history , endocrinology
Genetic and environmental factors play an important role in susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several genes have been implicated in the development of T2DM. Genetic variants of candidate genes are, therefore, prime targets for molecular analysis.