title: Metabolic consequences of the West African diaspora: lessons from the thrifty gene.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osei
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D009765:Obesity; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American