Phenotypic and genetic clustering of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Chinese families with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Phenotypic and genetic clustering of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Chinese families with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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DOI:
10.1002/dmrr.577
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
8
通讯作者:
Chan, JCN
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作者:
Li, JKY;Ng, ACY;Chan, JCN
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the familiality and clustering of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MES) predominantly in families with young-onset diabetes from the Hong Kong Family Diabetes Study.Methods One hundred and seventy-nine families (913 subjects) were ascertained through a diabetic proband. Anthropometry, glucose homeostasis, blood pressure and lipid levels were examined. Familial aggregation and inter-relationships of these traits were examined by recurrence risk ratio, heritability, genetic and environmental correlations.Results One hundred and forty families (78%) had at least one subject with early-onset T2DM (age-at-diagnosis