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Epigenetic Markers Predict Type 2 Diabetes Patients Who Respond to, Tolerate Metformin

Sep 16, 2020
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NEW YORK – Epigenetic markers can distinguish between individuals with type 2 diabetes who respond to metformin treatment and those who do not, a new study has found. 

Metformin is commonly prescribed to individuals with type 2 diabetes, but about 30 percent of patients don't respond to the drug and between 20 percent and 30 percent experience side effects that can be intolerable.

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