Genes within and flanking the major histocompatibility region are risk factors for diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and microalbuminuria in African-American women

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 3710 - 3712
• Main Authors: Acton, R.T., Bell, D.S.H., Collins, J., Giger, J.N., Go, R.C.P., Harrison, R., McDonald, R., Rivers, C., Roseman, J.M., Taylor, H.A., Vanichanan, C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1997; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Alabama; Albuminuria - epidemiology; Albuminuria - genetics; Albuminuria - immunology; Biological and medical sciences; Black or African American; Black People - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus - immunology; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; Gene Frequency; HLA-DQ Antigens - genetics; HLA-DQ beta-Chains; HLA-DR Antigens - genetics; HLA-DRB1 Chains; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - genetics; Hypertension - immunology; Insulin Resistance - genetics; Insulin Resistance - immunology; Major Histocompatibility Complex; Medical sciences; Multivariate Analysis; Pregnancy; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Alabama; Endocrinopathy; Kidney disease; Human; Hypertension; HLA-System; Urinary system disease; Diabetes mellitus; Major histocompatibility system; Negroid; Cardiovascular disease; Flanking sequence; Genetic determinism; Population genetics; Insulin; Target tissue resistance; Nephropathy; Gene; Risk factor; Race; Complication; Female; Genetics; Black American; Microalbuminuria
• ISSN: 0041-1345; 1873-2623
• DOI: 10.1016/S0041-1345(97)01079-8