Genetic determinants of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: strategies and recent results.

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Genetic determinants of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: strategies and recent results.

Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Feb 1997

Velho G, Froguel P

Abstract excerpt

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Recent advances in molecular genetics have allowed recognition of the genes involved in some subtypes of NIDDM with a well-defined mode of inheritance and a strong association with genetic fact...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Glucokinase
Humans
Pedigree

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