Diabetes UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n“Until we know more, maintaining a healthy weight by eating a healthy balanced diet and enjoying regular physical activity is the best way to prevent type 2 diabetes,” he said.<\/p>\n
Greenlanders are a historically small and isolated population – established by a very small number of individuals.<\/p>\n
The island has undergone a rapid transformation from a traditional hunting and fishing society to a modern lifestyle, with an increasing rate of Western diseases.<\/p>\n
Type 2 diabetes was once very rare on the island, but it has increased dramatically in the past 50 years.<\/p>\n
Blood sugar<\/strong><\/p>\nProf Torben Hansen and colleagues screened for genetic links to type 2 diabetes in 2,575 people living in Greenland.<\/p>\n
They discovered that a mutation in a gene called TBC1D4, present in 17% of the population studied, increased risk.<\/p>\n
The effects are several times larger than any previous findings.<\/p>\n
Unlike other mutations that have been found, it causes problems with the regulation of blood sugar levels after eating.<\/p>\n
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A genetic susceptibility that gives a tenfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been discovered. The gene mutation, found in the population of Greenland, will give clues to the different causes of the condition, say Danish scientists. The research, published in\u00a0Nature, adds to evidence genetics plays a role in the chances of developing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[15],"yoast_head":"\n
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