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Type 2 diabetes

Polygenic score · Health · 80 variants

Type 2 diabetes is a common condition of high blood sugar from reduced insulin action. This score sums common variants that shift your genetic risk.

Evidence & sources

This polygenic score combines 80 common variants.

A higher score means higher type 2 diabetes risk.

This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (41%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.

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References: PGS Catalog

Educational and informational only, not medical advice.

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