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.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex, multigenic disease. The first reports of genetic association to T1D were for the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region (Singal and Blajchman 1973; Cudworth and Woodrow 1974; Nerup et al.1974).ype 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex, multigenic disease. The first reports of genetic association to T1D were for the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region (Singal and Blajchman 1973; Cudworth and Woodrow 1974; Nerup et al.