Familial Aggregation between the 14th and 21st Century and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in an Isolated Dutch Population.

The development of type 2 diabetes results from an interaction of hereditary factors and environmental factors. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of interrelatedness to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in an isolated Dutch population.A genealogical database from inhabitants livi...

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Main Authors: Kees L de Visser, Gijs W D Landman, Nanne Kleefstra, Betty Meyboom-de Jong, Wim de Visser, Gerard J te Meerman, Henk J G Bilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4508118?pdf=render