The Thrifty Genotype in Type 2 Diabetes: An Unfinished Symphony Moving to Its Finale?
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Endocrine
- Vol. 9 (2) , 139-142
- https://doi.org/10.1385/endo:9:2:139
Abstract
The basic premise of the thrifty gene hypothesis is that certain populations may have genes that determine increased fat storage, which in times of famine represent a survival advantage, but in a...Keywords
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