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Genes within the major histocompatibility complex predict NIDDM in African-American women in Alabama.
Diabetes care - 1 Dec 1994
Acton R T, Roseman J M, Bell D S, Goldenberg R L, Tseng M L, Vanichanan C, Harman L A, Go R C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that genes within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and, subsequently, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in African-American women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: African-American women...
Topics
- Alabama
- Black People
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Retrospective Studies
- Black or African American