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Women Transmits Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) More Than Men: Evidences from Parental Inheritance of T2DM Among Bahrainis.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Jul 2016
Al-Harbi E M, Farid E M, Darwish A H, Gumaa K A, Giha H A
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INTRODUCTION: Heritability in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is observed but not well understood. METHODS: In this study, family history and clinical/biochemical data from 789 Bahrainis (418 T2DM, 371 controls) was analyzed. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and HbA1c were measured and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms (SNPs) were analyzed. RESULTS:...
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