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The impact of codon 54 variation in intestinal fatty acid binding protein gene on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus in Chinese.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Feb 1999
Xiang K, Zheng T, Jia W, Sun D, Ding W, Lu J, Tang J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether or not the intestinal fatty acid binding protein gene (FABP2)-Ala54Thr variation is related to non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), obesity, dyslipidemia and glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in Chinese. METHODS: The FABP2-Ala54Thr variation was detected by PCR/Hhal digestion in 231 Chinese subjects (116 with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 54 with impaired...
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