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Women who have diabetes and poor control of their blood sugar have a higher risk of giving birth to babies with chromosomal defects.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus. ACOG Practice Bulletin, number 60, March 2005 (reaffirmed 2007).

Women with diabetes also have a higher risk of colon and colorectal cancer.

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Diabetes does not directly affect the structure or number of chromosomes. However, it can lead to complications that may impact DNA integrity, such as oxidative stress and inflammation, which can potentially cause genetic mutations.

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To be exact there are 4 genetic variants on the 12th chromosome, 3 on the 16th, 2 on 1,2,4,6,10,14,17, and 1 on 7,11,18,19,20,21, and 22

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Red blood cells

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