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Genes and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Tusié Luna María Teresa
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) comprises a group of entities with different genetic causes. In most patients, T2DM results from alterations of various genes, each having a partial and additive effect. The inheritance pattern is thus complex, and environmental factors play an important role in favoring or delaying the expression of the disease. The identification of susceptibility genes and genetic variants requires...
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