Does Genetic Ancestry Explain Higher Values of Glycated Hemoglobin in African Americans?

OBJECTIVE: Glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) values are higher in African Americans than whites, raising the question of whether classification of diabetes status by HbA(1c) should differ for African Americans. We investigated the relative contribution of genetic ancestry and nongenetic factors to HbA(1...

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Autores principales: Maruthur, Nisa M., Kao, W.H. Linda, Clark, Jeanne M., Brancati, Frederick L., Cheng, Ching-Yu, Pankow, James S., Selvin, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2011
Materias:
Genetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21788574
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db11-0319

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21788574
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db11-0319

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