Study of diverse populations sheds light on Type 2 Diabetes

These results pave the way towards development of ancestry-specific genetic risk score for risk prediction in different populations and has immense implications for Indians, where every sixth individual is a potential diabetic, said Giriraj R Chandak, Chief Scientist at the CSIR CCMB and one of the lead investigators from India.According to the study, the global prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes, a familial disease with severe morbidity has increased four-fold over the last three decades.South Asia, especially India and China are major hubs of this spurt.

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