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TNFRSF1B in genetic predisposition to clinical neuropathy and effect on HDL cholesterol and glycosylated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Apr 2001
Benjafield A V, Glenn C L, Wang X L, Colagiuri S, Morris B J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genetic variation in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor 2 gene (TNFRSF1B) has shown association with insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, and essential hypertension. Here we tested the TNFRSF1B marker used in the latter studies in type 2 diabetes patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A case-control study of a microsatellite marker with five...
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