Genetics of diabetic nephropathy in the pima indians
โ Scribed by Giuseppina Imperatore; William C. Knowler; Robert G. Nelson; Robert L. Hanson
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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Islet amyloid may have a pathological role in the development of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of islet amyloid has been investigated on post-mortem pancreatic tissue from both diabetic and non-diabetic Pima Indian subjects who had previously been assessed by oral
More than half the Pima Indians over 35 years of age have non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). They have been the focus of prospective epidemiologic and metabolic studies for over two decades and the data collected during these studies are now proving invaluable in efforts to find geneti