A new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine today says that genetic testing is not much better than the low cost method of looking at traditional risk factors when trying to determine if a person will develop type-2 diabetes.
Doctors and scientists already know that a person's risk of developing diabetes increases significantly if they have diabetic relatives. The researches said that they have always thought inherited genes might be responsible, but acknowledged that family associations and learned behaviors such as a poor diet and sedentary lifestyle might also play a role.
One of the Harvard investigators who conducted the research explained "With the current state of knowledge, the genotype score doesn't help us sort out who is at elevated risk any better than measures like weight. We may eventually find out that those individuals without known risk factors who still develop type 2 diabetes have more diabetes-risk genes, once we know what more of those genes are," he added.
One new possibility is to study genetic markers in those people who make lifestyle changes to reduce risk, and then see of genetic testing becomes more reliable. Based on the study, it would appear that at present the standard prevention and lifestyle strategies are still most effective in determining who will be at risk from diabetes.
Dr. Christopher Segler
Diabetic Clinical Researcher
Award Winning Foot Surgeon
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