HbA1c for type 2 diabetes diagnosis in Africans and African Americans: Personalized medicine NOW!

Andrew Paterson discusses findings from a new study that shows HbA1c screening for diabetes will leave 2% of African Americans undiagnosed and how personalised medicine is needed.

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Main Author: Andrew D Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002384&type=printable
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