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Crossing family histories of diabetes and cardiovascular disease leads to unexpected outcomes in diabetic offspring.
Journal of diabetes - 1 Apr 2019
Hermans Michel P, Ahn Sylvie A, Rousseau Michel F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the isolated and crossed effects of familial histories (FH) of early onset coronary heart disease (EOCHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on diabetic offspring. METHODS: The cardiometabolic phenotype of 1098 T2DM patients was analyzed according to an FH of T2DM and/or EOCHD, including body composition, fasting insulinemia, insulin sensitivity, β-cell function (BCF), lipids,...
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