Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Elderly Twins

OBJECTIVE: Genetic susceptibility, low birth weight (LBW), and aging are key etiological factors in the development of type 2 diabetes. LBW is common among twins. It is unknown whether twin status per se is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, and valid concordance rates of type 2 diabetes in tw...

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Autores principales: Poulsen, Pernille, Grunnet, Louise G., Pilgaard, Kasper, Storgaard, Heidi, Alibegovic, Amra, Sonne, Mette P., Carstensen, Bendix, Beck-Nielsen, Henning, Vaag, Allan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19336677
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db08-1714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19336677
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db08-1714

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