According to recent reports, genetic screening could be helpful to identify those people at risk of type 2 diabetes, although it may not add much to the standard methods of determining diabetes risk .
A research team reportedly searched for 16 different genetic variants that could be associated with an increased risk of diabetes in one study, and searched for 18 in another study. However, the researchers found that genetic screening was only slightly more productive than recognised risk factors.
James Meigs, of Massachusetts General Hospital, was reported on WebMd as commenting: "The genomic revolution is here, and it is possible to predict risk for diseases like diabetes by assessing genetic risk factors. But this field is in its infancy. The message here is, 'stay tuned.'"
The studies appear in the New England Journal of Medicine .
Genetic screening to catch diabetes risk
Thu, 20 Nov 2008
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