Causes of Diabetes

Genetic and Environmental Factors

Buch | Hardcover

330 Seiten

1993
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-94040-1 (ISBN)

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This volume aims to provide a detailed assessment of the causes of the two major types of diabetes. Emphasis is placed on environmental factors involved in disease pathogenesis. The identification of these factors opens the way for therapeutic trials aimed at preventing and curing the disease.

There is now firm evidence that a non-genetically determined event plays a major role in the aetiology of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and that this event is due to exposure to an environmental agent. While genetic factors are more important in the pathogenesis of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), environmental factors also play a major role. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the uses of NIDDM and IDDM and pays particular attention to the environmental factors involved in disease pathogenesis. The identification of these factors opens the way for therapeutic trials aimed at preventing, even curing, this potentially devastating disease.

INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS: Genetic Causes of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Non-Genetic Causes of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Population Studies; Family Studies and the Causes of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Twin Studies; Viruses as Triggering Agents of Insulin Dependent Diabetes; The Role of Toxins; Nutritional Factors; Environmental Factors in Pregnancy and Infancy Influencing Insulin Dependent Diabetes; Towards Prevention of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS: The Genetic Aspects of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Non-Genetic Causes of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Epidemiologic Studies of the Causes of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Family Studies: Perspectives on the Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Risk Factors for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus -Evidence from Twin Studies; Thrifty Genotypes; The Thrifty Phenotype Hypothesis; Syndrome X; Towards Prevention of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.9.1993
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Chichester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	700 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Diabetologie
ISBN-10	0-471-94040-2 / 0471940402
ISBN-13	978-0-471-94040-1 / 9780471940401
Zustand	Neuware