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Pacific DNA research could change how diabetes and obesity are medicated

AUCKLAND, 02 FEBRUARY 2026 (PMN)—Doctors may one day prescribe diabetes and obesity treatment differently for Pacific and Māori patients, not because of assumptions but due to evidence written in their DNA. That future is coming closer as researchers uncover genetic variants more common in Māori and Pacific people that may influence how the body responds […]

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