Article
The thrifty-genotype hypothesis and its implications for the study of complex genetic disorders in man.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 1998
Sharma A M
Abstract excerpt
According to the "thrifty-genotype" hypothesis proposed by Neel, diseases of civilization such as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension result from a discordance between certain features of our present-day environment and our genetic make-up which evolved to fit the life of Pal...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Hominidae
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Primates
