Article
Genetic determinants of the metabolic syndrome.
Current hypertension reports - 1 Apr 2006
Sale Michèle M, Woods Jonathan, Freedman Barry I
Abstract excerpt
Complex interactions between inherited factors and the environment determine an individual's susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus and related syndromes. Insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia frequently precede the development of frank diabetes and aggregate in families. Several genome-wide scans have recently been performed in families with this constellation of findings, called the...
Topics
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Metabolic Syndrome