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World J Diabetes. Aug 15, 2021; 12(8): 1200-1219
Published online Aug 15, 2021. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i8.1200
Genetics of macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes
Ziravard N Tonyan, Yulia A Nasykhova, Maria M Danilova, Andrey S Glotov
Ziravard N Tonyan, Yulia A Nasykhova, Maria M Danilova, Andrey S Glotov, Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia
Yulia A Nasykhova, Andrey S Glotov, Laboratory of Biobanking and Genomic Medicine of Institute of Translation Biomedicine, St. Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the Applied Science Research Program, No. AAAA-A20-120041390028-0; and Estonia-Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020, No. ER24.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Andrey S Glotov, DSc, PhD, Senior Scientist, Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia. anglotov@mail.ru
Received: March 1, 2021
Peer-review started: March 1, 2021
First decision: April 20, 2021
Revised: May 4, 2021
Accepted: July 9, 2021
Article in press: July 9, 2021
Published online: August 15, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is often associated with life-threatening macrovascular complications which may lead to an eye injury, kidney failure, and reduction in life expectancy in patients with diabetes. This review is focused on genetic and epigenetic risk factors for macrovascular complications development in patients with T2DM.