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Genetics of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance: knowledge from human studies.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2002
McIntyre E A, Walker M
Abstract excerpt
Both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance are complex traits in which multiple gene effects and metabolic and environmental factors combine to contribute to the overall pathogenesis of these conditions. This complexity has complicated the search for susceptibility genes and has led to different but complementary approaches being used for the detection of gene effects. These include the study of...
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