Article
Plasma fibrinogen levels and fibrinogen genotype in non-insulin dependent diabetics.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2000
Snowden C, Houlston R, Laker M F, Kesteven P, Alberti K G, Humphries S E
Abstract excerpt
The association between plasma fibrinogen levels, fibrinogen genotype, and the development of macrovascular disease was studied in 100 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The mean plasma fibrinogen levels in patients with macrovascular disease was higher than those without, although the difference was not statistically significant (3.67 g l-1, and 3.43 g l-1, respectively). The...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length