The burden of gestational diabetes mellitus in Jamaican women with a family history of autosomal dominant type 2 diabetes La carga de la diabetes mellitus gestacional en mujeres de Jamaica con antecedentes familiares de diabetes autosómica dominante tipo 2

The burden of gestational diabetes mellitus in Jamaican women with a family history of autosomal dominant type 2 diabetes La carga de la diabetes mellitus gestacional en mujeres de Jamaica con antecedentes familiares de diabetes autosómica dominante tipo 2

OBJECTIVES: To determine if Jamaican women of African descent with a family history of early onset autosomal dominant type 2 diabetes have greater odds of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) than those without a family history of the disease. METHODS: A comparative study was conducted of...

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Main Authors: Rachael R. Irving, James L. Mills, Eric G. Choo-Kang, Errol Y. Morrison, Santosh Kulkarni, Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe, Wayne Mclaughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2008-02-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
diabetes gestacional
genética médica
Jamaica
diabetes gestational
genetics
medical
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008000200003

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