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NAT2 polymorphism associated with plasma glucose concentration in Canadian Oji-Cree.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Apr 2000
Hegele R A, Kwan K, Harris S B, Hanley A J, Zinman B, Cao H
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Oji-Cree of Northern Ontario is among the highest of any population in the world. We previously demonstrated that markers D8S264 and D22S683 were both linked and associated with type 2 diabetes in the Oji-Cree. Among the possible candidate genes for type 2 diabetes and related traits on chromosomes 8p and 22q were NAT2 and CYP2D6, respectively. We thus explored the...
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