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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• FUJIMOTO, W. Y.
• HERSHON, K.
• KINYOUN, J.
• STOLOV, W.
• WEINBERG, C.
• ISHIWATA, K.
• KAJINUMA, H.
• KANAZAWA, Y.
• KUZUYA, N.

Titel

Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Seattle and Tokyo

Ist Teil von

• The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1983, Vol.141(Suppl), pp.133-139

Ort / Verlag

Japan: Tohoku University Medical Press

Erscheinungsjahr

1983

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Human diabetes mellitus is a heterogenous disorder. Both genetic and environmental factors affect the development and the course of the disease. A cross-cultural study in which a migrant pure Japanese population living in Seattle is compared to a native Japanese population in Tokyo may distinguish significant environmental influences upon the occurrence and course of diabetes from influences due to race. To examine the feasibility of mounting a cross-cultural study of type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in the Japanese-American (Nikkei) community of the greater Seattle (King County) region of Washington State and the native Japanese population of Tokyo, a pilot study was begun in 1979 and completed in 1981. Nikkei refers to all Japanese who have become permanent residents of the United States and includes first generation immigrants.