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Archaeology of NIDDM. Excavation of the "thrifty" genotype.

Diabetes - 1 Feb 1991

Wendorf M, Goldfine I D

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Since the 1940s, numerous cases of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) have been observed in certain American Indian populations. Extremely high prevalence rates of NIDDM occur most strikingly in several tribes of Paleo-Indians, whose ancestors migrated to North America greater than 1...

Topics

Archaeology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Genotype
History, Ancient
Humans
Indians, North American
Insulin Resistance
North America
Paleontology

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PMID: 1991567
DOI: 10.2337/diab.40.2.161

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