Genetics of non-insulin-dependent (type-II) diabetes mellitus.

doi:10.1146/annurev.med.47.1.509

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Genetics of non-insulin-dependent (type-II) diabetes mellitus.

Annual review of medicine - 1 Jan 1996

Kahn C R, Vicent D, Doria A

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Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the etiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes. The genetic component is heterogeneous and in some patients is probably complex, involving multiple genes. Specific genetic defects have been identified for rate monogenic forms of NIDDM: maturity...

Topics

DNA, Mitochondrial
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucokinase
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Mutation
Risk Factors
Syndrome

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