Amerind ancestry, socioeconomic status and the genetics of type 2 diabetes in a Colombian population.
The "thrifty genotype" hypothesis proposes that the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Native Americans and admixed Latin Americans has a genetic basis and reflects an evolutionary adaptation to a past low calorie/high exercise lifestyle. However, identification of the gene varian...
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Μορφή: | Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Σειρά: | PLoS ONE |
Διαθέσιμο Online: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3328483?pdf=render |