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Insulin gene VNTR genotype is associated with insulin sensitivity and secretion in infancy.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Nov 2003
Bazaes R A, Petry C J, Ong K K, Avila A, Dunger D B, Mericq M V
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AIMS: We have previously demonstrated that insulin sensitivity and secretion at age 1 year was in part related to variation in weight and height gain during infancy. In order to determine whether genetic variation at the insulin gene could also influence these associations, we have studied the relationship between insulin gene variable number of tandem repeat (INS VNTR) genotypes, insulin secretion and early...
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