loading...| Preferred Name |
abnormal glucose tolerance |
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| Definitions |
An abnormal resistance to glucose, i.e., a reduction in the ability to maintain glucose levels in the blood stream within normal limits following oral or intravenous administration of glucose. |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0002546 |
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PMID:15367171 Wikipedia:Impaired_glucose_tolerance MedDRA:10000137 HP:0001952 |
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| definition |
An abnormal resistance to glucose, i.e., a reduction in the ability to maintain glucose levels in the blood stream within normal limits following oral or intravenous administration of glucose. |
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Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic state of hyperglycemia that is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology. IGT may precede type 2 diabetes mellitus by many years. IGT is also a risk factor for mortality. IGT is often used interchangeably with Abnormal Glucose Tolerance. |
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| label |
abnormal glucose tolerance |
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efo1:EFO_0002546 |
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abnormal glucose tolerance |
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| term editor |
Tomasz Adamusiak Sirarat Sarntivijai Jie Zheng |
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