Article
Association between parental history of diabetes and type 2 diabetes genetic risk scores in the PPP-Botnia and Framingham Offspring Studies.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Aug 2011
Vassy Jason L, Shrader Peter, Jonsson Anna, Fox Caroline S, Lyssenko Valeriya, Isomaa Bo, Groop Leif, Meigs James B, Franks Paul W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Parental history of diabetes and specific gene variants are risk factors for type 2 diabetes, but the extent to which these factors are associated is unknown. METHODS: We examined the association between parental history of diabetes and a type 2 diabetes genetic risk score (GRS) in two cohort studies from Finland (population-based PPP-Botnia study) and the US (family-based Framingham Offspring Study)....
Topics
- Adult
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Finland
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Life Style
- Medical History Taking
- Middle Aged
