Familial aggregation of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in South India; Absence of excess maternal transmission

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 232-237

  Viswanathan, M ^a   McCarthy, M I ^b,c   Snehalatha, C ^a   Hitman, G A ^b   Ramachandran, A ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; Familial aggregation; Maternal history; Risk of diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0029877182     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199603)13:3<232::AID-DIA27>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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