Do amylin gene promoter mutations predispose to Type 2 diabetes in New Zealand Maori?
The amylin gene mutations identified in this study are associated with Type 2 diabetes in 7% of Maori. Amylin is likely to be an important susceptibility gene for Type 2 diabetes in Maori people.
Screening mammography is associated with a decreased risk of detecting metastatic breast cancer among elderly women. Public health recommendations need to weigh the benefit of screening elderly women against the cost and potential harm from screening and treating early lesions that may have no effect on mortality.