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Diabetes in identical twins

A study of 200 pairs

Diabetologia volume 20, pages 87–93 (1981)Cite this article

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  1. Diabetic Department, King's College Hospital, London, England

    A. H. Barnett, C. Eff, R. D. G. Leslie & D. A. Pyke

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Barnett, A.H., Eff, C., Leslie, R.D.G. et al. Diabetes in identical twins. Diabetologia 20, 87–93 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262007

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Key words

  • Identical twins
  • concordance
  • discordance
  • insulin dependent diabetes
  • non-insulin dependent diabetes
  • genetics
  • aetiology