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A common polymorphism in the promoter of the IGF-I gene associates with increased fasting serum triglyceride levels in glucose-tolerant subjects.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Aug 2004
Nielsen Eva-Maria D, Hansen Lars, Lajer Maria, Andersen Kirstine L, Echwald Søren M, Urhammer Søren A, Hansen Torben, Pedersen Oluf
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine if absence of a common allele in a microsatellite polymorphism in the insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) promoter was associated with type 2 diabetes and alterations in quantitative traits in glucose-tolerant subjects. METHODS: The IGF-I promoter polymorphism was investigated in a case-control study comprising 694 type 2 diabetic patients and 218...
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