title: Complex segregation analysis of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Complex segregation analysis was applied to a sample of 12,293 nuclear families each with at least 1 diabetic patient. The families were divided into two groups depending on the proband's treatment: insulin-dependent (IDG) and insulin-independent (IIG). Heterogeneity analysis has revealed a highly significant difference in the IIG group when families were divided into different mating types. The higher recurrence risk was found in the group with affected mothers. Also evidence for a major recessive gene was found in the IGG group, while it was not possible to distinguish between the hypothesis for absence of a major locus and absence of polygenic inheritance in the IDG group. Risks to develop the disease were calculated for a few typical situations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010375:Pedigree; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin