The Relationship between Native American Ancestry, Body Mass Index and Diabetes Risk among Mexican-Americans

Higher body mass index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes are substantially higher among Mexican-Americans relative to non-Hispanic European Americans. Mexican-Americans are genetically diverse, with a highly variable distribution of...

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Autores principales: Hu, Hao, Huff, Chad D., Yamamura, Yuko, Wu, Xifeng, Strom, Sara S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26501420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141260

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26501420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141260

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