Familial aggregation and excess maternal transmission of type 2 diabetes in Tunisia
Author(s) -
Imen Arfa,
H. Abid,
Dhafer Malouche,
Nissaf Ben Alaya,
Théophile Roland Azegue,
Imen Mannai,
Mohamed Majdi Zorgati,
Mohamed Chiheb Ben Rayana,
Slim Ben Ammar,
Samira Blousa-Chabchoub,
Habiba Ben Romdhane,
B. Zouari,
Mohamed Koussay Dellagi,
Sonia Abdelhak
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1469-0756
pISSN - 0032-5473
DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.2006.053744
Subject(s) - family aggregation , diabetes mellitus , medicine , proband , family history , first degree relatives , type 2 diabetes , disease , population , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , endocrinology , genetics , environmental health , biology , gene , engineering , sociology , electrical engineering , mutation
To evaluate the degree of familial aggregation of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tunisia and to investigate transmission patterns of the disease and their relationships with patients' clinical profiles.
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