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Association of the Pro12Ala and C1431T variants of PPARG and their haplotypes with susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Mar 2004
Doney A S F, Fischer B, Cecil J E, Boylan K, McGuigan F E, Ralston S H, Morris A D, Palmer C N A
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The Pro12Ala polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma has been consistently associated with Type 2 diabetes. The rare Ala12 variant is estimated to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 20 percent. This variant is in linkage disequilibrium...
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