Mete Civelek, University of Virginia School of Medicine (image)

University of Virginia Health System

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Mete Civelek, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, was part of a team that identified a gene variant that affects some women's fat distribution and ups their risk of diabetes.

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University of Virginia School of Medicine

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