Science · 1972 · 33 citations · 9 references
Life SciencesGeneticsMolecular GeneticsDiabetologyHuman GeneticsMedical GeneticsAnemiaDiabetes MellitusGenetic DisordersGenetic SyndromesMendelian DisordersRare Disease GeneticsDisease Gene SegregationFamily History Of DiabetesHereditary Fanconi SyndromeInherited Disease GeneticsMendelian Disorder Genetics
An increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been found in relatives of eight probands homozygous for the rare recessive syndrome Fanconi's anemia. Since many of these relatives are expected to be heterozygous for the gene for Fanconi's anemia, this gene may predispose to diabetes in single dose.
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Fanconi's Anaemia in the Genetics of Neoplasia
Michael Swift · Nature · 1971 · 262 citations
Life Sciences, Genetics, Hematology +10