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Type 1 diabetes in the offspring does not increase the risk of parental type 2 diabetes in South Indians.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Ramachandran A, Snehalatha C, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Vidgren G, Ogunkolade B W, Vijay V, Hitman G A
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OBJECTIVES: (a) To study whether there was an increased prevalence of glucose intolerance in the parents of probands with Type 1 diabetes and (b) to look for any possible link between the glucose intolerance in the parents with HLA-DQB1 alleles transmitted in excess to the Type 1 diabetes offspring. Study Design and Methods From 215 families of South Indian Type 1 diabetes probands, 336 parents (170 fathers, age...
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