Genetic and socioeconomic factors influence the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

A new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB), suggests that socioeconomics and genetics can affect other ways of affecting people's lives.

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