Effect of Maternal Diabetes on the Pattern of Selected Insulin Resistance Syndrome Parameters in Normal Glucose Tolerant Subjects of Two Algonquin Indian Communities in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Marie Ekoé
Frederique Thomas
Beverley Balkau
Eveline Eschwege
Helene Delisle
Diabetes Care, vol. 19, no. 8, August 1996, pp. 822-826
Description
Findings indicate subjects of maternal antecedents with diabetes have known risk factors for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult onset diabetes). The study doesn't identify whether there is a genetic or maternal environmental reason for this association.