RH blood groups and diabetic disorders: Is there an effect on glycosylated hemoglobin level?

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-294

  Gloria Bottini, F ^a   Antonacci, E ^b   Bottini, N ^a   Ogana, A ^c   Borgiani, P ^a   De Santis, G ^d   Lucarini, N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Center of Diabetology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Hb A(1c); Rhesus blood groups

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP RH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OLIGOMER; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034052939     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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