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Omics Approach for Personalized Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for African and European Populations (OPTIMA)
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest projected increase.
Publication
Fat redistribution and accumulation of visceral adipose tissue predicts type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged black South African women: a 13-year longitudinal study
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson and Julia H. Goedecke. 2019. Fat redistribution and accumulation of vi...
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Alterations in the metabolism of phospholipids, bile acids and branched-chain amino acids predicts development of type 2 diabetes in black South African women: a prospective cohort study
Zeng, Yingxu, Asanda Mtintsilana, Julia H. Goedecke, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Tommy Olsson, Elin Chorell. 2019. Alterations in the metabolism o...
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Adiposity Mediates the Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert Andre P. Kengne and Julia H. Goedecke...
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Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective
Goedecke, Julia H. and Tommy Olsson. 2020. Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective. Journal of I...
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Prediction and reversibility of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in black South African women
This project aim to study mechanisms underlying the very high occurrence of type 2 diabetes in black South African Women.
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Ethnic differences in obesity-related complications in South African women
Obesity is closely linked the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a leading cause of death worldwide.