Article
Chromosome 4q locus associated with insulin resistance in Pima Indians. Studies in three European NIDDM populations.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 1994
Humphreys P, McCarthy M, Tuomilehto J, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Stratton I, Morgan R, Rees A, Owens D, Stengård J, Nissinen A
Abstract excerpt
Markers on chromosome 4q have recently been shown to be associated with insulin resistance in Pima Indians, a population in which insulin resistance precedes and predicts the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). To examine whether genes in this region could play a major...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Blood Glucose
- Carrier Proteins
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- DNA Primers
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7
- Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins
- Fatty Acids
- Finland
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease