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Interaction of the G protein beta 3 subunit T825 allele and the IRS-1 Arg972 variant in type 2 diabetes.
European journal of medical research - 30 Nov 2000
Rosskopf D, Frey U, Eckhardt S, Schmidt S, Ritz E, Hofmann S, Jaksch M, Müller N, Hüsing J, Siffert W, Jöcke K H
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common late-onset disease with a strong genetic component. It is characterized by insulin resistance which results from alterations in insulin signal transduction. The G protein beta 3 subunit 825T allele was recently found to be associated with hypertension and obesity which makes it a sensible candidate gene for type 2 diabetes. METHODS: In a case-control study on 320...
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