Patients with mild hyperglycemia, genetic mutation have low prevalence of vascular complications

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Despite having mild hyperglycemia for approximately 50 years, patients in a new study with a mutation in the gene encoding the enzyme glucokinase had a low prevalence of clinically significant vascular complications, findings that provide insights into the risks associated with isolated mild hyperglycemia.

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