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. 2007 May 10;4(1):13–24. doi: 10.1900/RDS.2007.4.13

Figure 2. Interrelation between genes and environmental factors in type 2 diabetes.

Figure 2

Genes in combination with environmental factors may lead to obesity, insulin resistance and finally diabetes. Environmental factors may also act in concert together with diabetes candidate and susceptibility genes to trigger the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes directly.