1. Advances in human genomics research have identified over 800 genetic loci associated with common diseases like type 2 diabetes through genome-wide association studies and candidate gene studies. 2. Further research has found that most type 2 diabetes genes identified play a role in pancreatic beta-cell function, and that both frequent and rare genetic variants contribute to disease risk. 3. Integrating human genomics with metabolic medicine offers advantages for personalized healthcare, including identifying new drug targets, predicting drug responses and side effects, improving clinical trial design, and enabling more optimized long-term patient care.