Dharambir Sanghera, PhD

Associate Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics

Director, Molecular Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

The neanderthal gene and diabetes

Doctor Dharambir Sanghera shares her latest research on the role genes play in diabetes.  Recently it was discovered the so-called “Neanderthal gene†occurs in Hispanic populations, causing a much higher risk of diabetes.  What about the gene pool for other racial groups?  Are we prisoners of our genetic makeup or can we thrive in spite of genetic predispositions? 

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