This paper presents the 12th update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates
published results up to the end of October 2005. Evidence from single‐gene mutation …

The amount of radiologically dense breast-tissue appearing on a mammogram varies
between women because of differences in the composition of breast tissue, and is referred …

Obesity has become a global epidemic and contributes to the increasing burden of type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, some types of cancer, and premature death …

Many" complex" human diseases, which involve multiple genetic and environmental
determinants, have increased in incidence during the past 2 decades. During the same time …

Insulin resistance and β‐cell dysfunction have important roles in the pathogenesis and
evolution of type 2 diabetes. The development of precise methods to measure these factors …

Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL), characterized by elevated levels of serum total
cholesterol, triglycerides or both,, is observed in about 20% of individuals with premature …

This paper presents the eleventh update of the human obesity gene map, which
incorporates published results up to the end of October 2004. Evidence from single‐gene …

Inbred mouse strains provide genetic diversity comparable to that of the human population.
Like humans, mice have a wide range of diabetes-related phenotypes. The inbred mouse …

Groop L, Orho‐Melander M (Wallenberg Laboratory, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden). The
dysmetabolic syndrome. J Intern Med 2001; 250: 105–120. The first unifying definition for the …

Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a health‐care problem worldwide, with the rise
in disease prevalence being all the more worrying as it not only affects the developed world …