Clustering Of Diabetes Subgroups May Aid Outcome Predicting

This year's EASD meeting in Lisbon heard calls to re-categorize type 2 diabetes into novel subsets, as data suggest the approach could lead to better targeted treatments.

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Re-Classification Of Type-2 Diabetes Into Sub-Groups Could Help Tailor Targeted Treatments • Source: Shutterstock

Two decades ago cancer was categorized as one large disease pool. Today there are more than 200 known forms of cancer.

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