Availability of type II diabetic families for detection of diabetes susceptibility genes.
Type II diabetes is a familial disorder, as evidenced by the increased prevalence in monozygotic cotwins and first-degree relatives of affected subjects; however, its genetic etiology is largely unknown. Well-characterized pedigrees are an essential resource for the study of susceptibility genes for...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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