Prediabetic blood pressure and familial predisposition to renal disease in Pima Indians with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Description: 

Renal disease is a frequent complication of non-insulin-dependent diabetes in the Pima Indians from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. This review describes the relationship between prediabetic blood pressure and the subsequent development of renal disease, and characterizes the familial aggregation of diabetic renal disease in this population.

People: 
Pima, Gila River Indian Community
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1995
Creator: 
Nelson RG, Pettitt DJ, Knowler WC, Bennett PH.
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Journal of Diabetes Complications 9(4):212-4.
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Publisher: 
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, Phoenix, Arizona 85014.
Identifier: 
9701125
Subject: 
Albuminuria/Genetics, Albuminuria/Epidemiology, Blood Pressure, Creatinine/Urine, Creatinine/Blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent/Genetics, Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent/Epidemiology, Diabetic Retinopathy/Genetics, Diabetic Retinopathy/Epidemiology, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Male, Parents, Prediabetic State/Physiopathology, Prediabetic State/Genetics, Prevalence, Proteinuria/Genetics
Type: 
Journal Article