Population based family history analysis of Brahmins in a small town in India for the prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus

Conclusion: We found a high-risk of diabetes and familial clustering in successive generations of Brahmins with prominent male sex specificity. In females onset of diabetes was coinciding with the period around menopause.

Source: Indian Journal of Human Genetics - October 30, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Arun V PanatDilip A KulkarniRavindra B Ghooi Source Type: research