[eBook Code] Type 2 Diabetes (eBook Code, 1st)

Aetiology (J. Levy).
Diagnosis: The Scale of the Problem and Future Risks (M. de Courten, et al.).
GENETICS.
An Introduction to the Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes (M. Stern P. O'Connell).
Methods to Identify the Major Gene (M. McCarthy).
Insulin Resistance: The Evidence for a Genetic Component (O. Pedersen).
Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young: A Monogenic Model of Diabetes (T. Frayling, et al.).
Relevance of Animal Models to Humans (P. Havel, et al.).
OTHER FACTORS RELEVANT TO PREDICTION.
Non-genetic Transmission (L. Aerts, et al.).
Intrauterine Development and its Relationship to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (C. Petry C. Hales).
Lessons from Gestational Diabetes (M. Druce A. Dornhorst).
Obesity (P. Kopelman).
PREVENTION.
Primary Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (J. Tuomilehto).
Screening and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (D. Simmons).
Dietary Risk Factors (B. Boucher).
Prevention Strategies: Diet and Exercise (R. Wing).
Prevention Strategies: The Use of Drugs (R. Heine).
Non-Diabetic Relatives: Characteristics and Opportunities for Intervention (M. Walker).
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
Problems Specific to Developing Countries and the Effects of Westernization (A. Ramachandran C. Snehalatha).
Genetic Counselling and Ethical Aspects (P. Beales).
Gene Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Will it have a Role? (J. Shaw K. Docherty).
Costs and Profits of Prevention (K. Borch-Johnsen).
Index.