But even if you have a gene that raises your risk a bit, it doesn’t mean you’re destined to develop the disease, he adds.

A new study published in Communications Medicine details the discovery of rare gene variants that increase the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in multiple generations of Asian Indian people.

Moreover, we need to prevent or delay diabetes in children from families who carry many of these gene changes." When people develop Type 2 diabetes, their genes contribute about 50% to the onset ...

Excess of rare noncoding variants in several type 2 diabetes candidate genes among Asian Indian families. Communications Medicine , 2025; 5 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-00750-9 Cite This Page : ...