Revisiting the Thrifty Gene Hypothesis via 65 Loci Associated with Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes

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Hipótesis del gen ahorrador

Cited by user Severian79 on 18 Sep 2026

La hipótesis del gen ahorrador (thrifty gen hypothesis) es un intento del genetista estadounidense James V.

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Drifty gene hypothesis

Cited by user Windy781234 on 27 Sep 2016

The “Drifty gene hypothesis” was proposed by the British biologist John Speakman as an alternative to the thrifty gene hypothesis originally proposed by James V Neel in…

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Нутригенетика

Cited by user Nutrigenetic on 06 Jun 2016

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Genetic causes of diabetes mellitus type 2

Cited by user ImdGGG on 29 Mar 2016

Most cases of diabetes mellitus type 2 involved many genes contributing small amount to the overall condition.

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