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People at high risk for the development of type 2 diabetes (i.e. normal glucose tolerant, healthy, first degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes) exhibit features of insulin resistance, whereas subjects without any family history of diabetes do not. Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease that is polygenic and subject to multiple environmental influences. By studying a carefully characterised population well before diabetes develops, it may be possible to unravel the complex array of factors that contribute to the condition.
Much of our work makes use of tissue biopsies to study the early changes in fat cells and in muscle that precede type 2 diabetes.
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 Research OfficerDr Leonie Heilbronn |
 Clinical Research OfficerDr Alex Viardot |
 Research OfficerDr Dorit Samocha Bonet |
 Research Co-ordinatorTrish Humphreys |
 Research AssistantNaomi Piyaratna |
 PhD StudentLouise Purtell |
 Clinical Research NurseLynne Schofield |
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24 Nov 2008
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MEDIA RELEASE:
10 Mar 2008
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