Value of genetic studies to identify type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 257-258

  Garmes, Heraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-4; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 48249093015     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.42020     Document Type: Editorial

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