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.
In hereditary diseases of the autosomal-dominant type, the mutant gene is manifested even in the heterozygous state. Boys and girls suffering from hereditary disease are born with equal frequency. Pathological heredity can be traced vertically in the genealogy. At least one of the patientâs parents was also afflicted.