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A genomewide search for type 2 diabetes-susceptibility genes in indigenous Australians.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2002
Busfield Frances, Duffy David L, Kesting Janine B, Walker Shelley M, Lovelock Paul K, Good David, Tate Heather, Watego Denise, Marczak Maureen, Hayman Noel, Shaw Joanne T E
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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Australian residents is 7.5%; however, prevalence rates up to six times higher have been reported for indigenous Australian communities. Epidemiological evidence implicates genetic factors in the susceptibility of indigenous Australians to type 2 diabetes and supports the hypothesis of the "thrifty genotype," but, to date, the nature of the genetic predisposition is...
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