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Genetics of macrovascular complications in diabetes.
Current diabetes reports - 1 Apr 2006
Fumeron Frédéric, Reis André F, Velho Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic patients have a threefold higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and its clinical complications compared with nondiabetic individuals. Part of the cardiovascular risk associated with diabetes is probably due to genetic determinants influencing both glucose homeostasis and the development of atherosclerosis. However, type 2 diabetes frequently coexists with other cardiovascular risk factors such as...
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