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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...
Autores principales: | Hu, Hao, Huff, Chad D., Yamamura, Yuko, Wu, Xifeng, Strom, Sara S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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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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