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Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations.

Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

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The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations.

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