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Familial Aggregation between the 14th and 21st Century and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in an Isolated Dutch Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
de Visser Kees L, Landman Gijs W D, Kleefstra Nanne, Meyboom-de Jong Betty, de Visser Wim, te Meerman Gerard J, Bilo Henk J G
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INTRODUCTION: The development of type 2 diabetes results from an interaction of hereditary factors and environmental factors. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of interrelatedness to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in an isolated Dutch population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A genealogical database from inhabitants living on the former island Urk between the 14th and 21st century was constructed....
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