Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations

Dirk L Christensen; Line Hjort; Stellah G Mpagama; Kaushik L Ramaiya

doi:10.1007/s00125-022-05867-3

Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations

Diabetologia. 2023 Apr;66(4):777-779. doi: 10.1007/s00125-022-05867-3. Epub 2023 Jan 19.

Authors

Dirk L Christensen¹, Line Hjort^{2

3}, Stellah G Mpagama^{4

5}, Kaushik L Ramaiya⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. dirklc@sund.ku.dk.
² Department of Obstetrics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³ Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Metabolic Epigenetics Group, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴ Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital, Sanya Juu, Tanzania.
⁵ Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PMID: 36656321
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05867-3

No abstract available

Keywords: Birthweight; DNA methylation; Environmental exposure; Epigenetic changes; Fetal programming; Infectious diseases; Sub-Saharan Africa; Type 2 diabetes.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Black People
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Environmental Exposure
Humans