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Quantitative linkage analysis for pancreatic B-cell function and insulin resistance in a large twin cohort.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2008
Falchi Mario, Wilson Scott G, Paximadas Dimitrios, Swaminathan Ramasamyiyer, Spector Tim D
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OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance and disturbed glucose homeostasis are key characteristics of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The recent nonlinear computer version of homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)2 provides an appropriate and convenient assessment of glucose metabolis...
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