Concordance rate for Type II diabetes mellitus in monozygotic twins: actuarial analysis
โ Scribed by F. Medici; M. Hawa; A. Ianari; D. A. Pyke; R. D. G Leslie
- Book ID
- 105822112
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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We studied prospectively 49 non-diabetic identical twins of recently-diagnosed Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients for up to 24 years (median 9 years). During this time 15 developed Type 1 diabetes. Actuarial analysis indicates that by 12 years 34% of the twins will have developed Type 1 di