Obesity, clinical, and genetic predictors for glycemic progression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: A cohort study using the Hong Kong Diabetes Register and Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank.

Obesity, clinical, and genetic predictors for glycemic progression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: A cohort study using the Hong Kong Diabetes Register and Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank.

<h4>Background</h4>Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a progressive disease whereby there is often deterioration in glucose control despite escalation in treatment. There is significant heterogeneity to this progression of glycemia after onset of diabetes, yet the factors that influence glycemic p...

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Main Authors: Guozhi Jiang, Andrea O Luk, Claudia H T Tam, Eric S Lau, Risa Ozaki, Elaine Y K Chow, Alice P S Kong, Cadmon K P Lim, Ka Fai Lee, Shing Chung Siu, Grace Hui, Chiu Chi Tsang, Kam Piu Lau, Jenny Y Y Leung, Man-Wo Tsang, Grace Kam, Ip Tim Lau, June K Li, Vincent T Yeung, Emmy Lau, Stanley Lo, Samuel K S Fung, Yuk Lun Cheng, Chun Chung Chow, Ewan R Pearson, Wing Yee So, Juliana C N Chan, Ronald C W Ma, Hong Kong Diabetes Register TRS Study Group, Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003209

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