Genetic basis of acanthosis nigricans in Mexican Americans and its association with phenotypes related to type 2 diabetes

Human Genetics

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 467-472

  Burke, James P ^a   Duggirala, Ravindranath ^b   Hale, Daniel E ^b   Blangero, John ^c   Stern, Michael P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0034081888     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390000274     Document Type: Article

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