Having certain type of herpes virus antibodies linked with form of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found an association between the presence of antibodies for the virus human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and an atypical form of type 2 diabetes in persons from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a preliminary study in the June 18 issue of JAMA.
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