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Tyrosine phosphatase 1B and leptin receptor genes and their interaction in type 2 diabetes.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jul 2004
Santaniemi M, Ukkola O, Kesäniemi Y A
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OBJECTIVES: The association between three tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes was examined by comparing the prevalence rates of these polymorphisms in type 2 diabetic patients and healthy control subjects. Furthermore, the association of the polymorphisms and PTP1B and leptin receptor (LepR) gene-gene interactions with complications of type 2 diabetes were examined in type 2...
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