Transmission of Type 2 diabetes to sons and daughters: the D.E.S.I.R. cohort.
Beverley BalkauR RousselS WagnerJ TichetP FroguelGuy FagherazziF Bonnetnull nullPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)
Women with a family history of diabetes (paternal or maternal) were at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and this risk was independent of a genetic score; in contrast, for men, there was no association. Diabetes screening and prevention may need to more specifically target women with diabetes in their family, but further studies are required as the number of people with diabetes in this study was small.