For that reason, further studies are needed to replicate these results in other populations, they added.
This study was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Cancer Institute, the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Center for Research Resources, and Hoffman–La Roche. One of Dr. Freedman’s associates reported ties to Hoffmann–La Roche (now Genentech) and Tibotec.