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.
Two distinct major hereditary disorders called type 1 and type 2. Type 1 (peripheral) neurofibromatosis, by far the more common, is characterized by patches of hyperpigmentation and both cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors. Hyperpigmented skin areas, present from birth, are called cafÃ©-au-lait spots.