NIH R01 · 2024
Assessing the Influence of the Human Lipidome on Risk of Diabetes in a Minority Population
PROJECT SUMMARY Type 2 diabetes is a major public health concern. Diabetes currently affects 25.8 million people in the US alone and 90-95% of all cases are type 2. There are many complications related to diabetes, including a significantly increased risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness, kidney failure and kidney disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, neuropathy, hearing loss and lower-limb amputations. There are several risk factors predisposing individuals to the development of this disease including demographic characteristics like sex, age and ethnicity; and behavioral and lifestyle-related modifications. In addition, metabolic determinants such as impaired glucose tolerance…
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