Altria Group, Inc. (renamed from Philip Morris Companies Inc. on January 27, 2003) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products. It operates worldwide and is headquartered in Henrico County, Virginia.
Hereditary Aspects of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 diabetes tends to be fairly hereditary in contrast to type 1 diabetes. Approximately 38% of siblings and one-third of children of people with type 2 diabetes will develop diabetes or abnormal glucose metabolism at some point.
1 Hereditary (familial) amyloidosis is an inherited disorder that often affects the liver, nerves, heart and kidneys. 2  One type is caused by a certain amyloid (transthyretin amyloid) that can affect the nervous system or the heart. 3  African-Americans have a greater risk of this type than do Caucasians.