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A genetic screening project will try to find out why Bangladeshi and Pakistani people in east London are more likely to suffer from certain diseases.
The project will aim to screen 100,000 people over the next year.
Doctors say the prevalence of diabetes in east London's Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities is around 14% greater than the general population.
South Asians are also three times more likely to develop heart disease than the general population.
The general population has around 2.8% prevalence of diabetes on average, compared to 16.5% in Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups, said Dr Anwar Khan at Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31851979
The project will aim to screen 100,000 people over the next year.
Doctors say the prevalence of diabetes in east London's Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities is around 14% greater than the general population.
South Asians are also three times more likely to develop heart disease than the general population.
The general population has around 2.8% prevalence of diabetes on average, compared to 16.5% in Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups, said Dr Anwar Khan at Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31851979