Dr Ramesh Menon, Director – Personal Genomics & Genomic Medicine, MedGenome, explains that inherited variations in genes involved in cholesterol metabolism, blood pressure regulation, insulin function, and fat storage can significantly increase the likelihood of developing diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and fatty liver disease. “This inherited susceptibility often surfaces in family history – like a father who had a heart attack in his fifties, a sibling diagnosed with diabetes at forty, a mother on blood pressure medication for years. Two men with near-identical habits can have very different health outcomes because of what they inherit,” said Dr. Menon.
