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SNP43 of CAPN10 and the risk of type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2002
Garant Michael J, Kao W H Linda, Brancati Frederick, Coresh Josef, Rami Tejal M, Hanis Craig L, Boerwinkle Eric, Shuldiner Alan R
Abstract excerpt
Recently, an A-to-G variant in intron 3 (SNP43) of the calcium-activated neutral protease 10 gene (CAPN10) was identified as a possible type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene through positional cloning in Mexican-Americans. We conducted cross-sectional and prospective studies to evaluate the relation between SNP43 and type 2 diabetes and related traits in middle-aged African-American participants of the...
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