*1.3.3 Genetics of T1DM*

Despite the great leap in technologies and advances in genetic studies in T1DM, numerous gaps in knowledge remain, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. More data and genetic studies from non-European ancestry population are needed to identify novel risk genes and novel variants in known genes. It has to be noted that environmental factors play a major role as the triggering stimulus to develop diabetes even in people with low genetic risk to develop T1DM.
