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ENPP1/PC-1 K121Q polymorphism and genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2005
Abate Nicola, Chandalia Manisha, Satija Pankaj, Adams-Huet Beverley, Grundy Scott M, Sandeep Sreedharan, Radha Venkatesan, Deepa Raj, Mohan Viswanathan
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility modulates the impact of obesity on risk for type 2 diabetes. The present study evaluates the role of ENPP1 K121Q polymorphism in prediction of type 2 diabetes in three populations that differ in susceptibility to diabetes and environmental exposure. The three cohorts included 679 nonmigrant South Asians living in Chennai, India (223 with type 2 diabetes); 1,083 migrant South Asians living...
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