A large cohort study conducted by the Endocrinology and Diabetes team of CU Medicine has discovered that shortened DNA telomere length is a useful biomarker linked to a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.   In the photo are members of the research team: (front row, left to right) Professor Juliana CHAN, Chair Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics and Founding Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity at CUHK; and Professor Ronald MA, Head, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at CU Medicine.
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