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Population genetics in minority children with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Apr 2002
Wallerstein Robert
Abstract excerpt
Non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus (DM) is a rapidly emerging health threat in minority populations in the United States, with the African-American, Hispanic, and Native American populations at greatest risk. Clearly, environmental factors play a role in this disorder, but the ethnic predilection suggests a significant genetic component. Type 2 DM is a condition not well understood on a genetic...
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