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Family history of type 2 diabetes is increased in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Oct 2008
Barone B, Rodacki M, Zajdenverg L, Almeida M H, Cabizuca C A, Barreto D, de Araújo L F, Kupfer R, Milech A, Oliveira J E P
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) might share some susceptibility risk factors. A higher prevalence of T2D has been reported in families of Caucasian T1D children than in the general population, although data in adults and multiethnic groups is still lacking. Our goal was to compare the prevalence of T2D family history between adults with T1D from a multiethnic population and a...
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