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Evidence for distinct genetic effects on obesity and lipid-related CVD risk factors in diabetic compared to nondiabetic American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
North Kari E, MacCluer Jean W, Williams Jeff T, Welty Thomas K, Best Lyle G, Lee Elisa T, Fabsitz Richard R, Howard Barbara V
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BACKGROUND: The relationship between diabetes and increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is well established. Previous data from the Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS) have demonstrated significant heritabilities for CVD risk factors and implicated diabetes as an important predictor of several of the phenotypes in three large groups of American Indians in Arizona (AZ), Oklahoma (OK), and the Dakotas (DK)....
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