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The haplotypes of the IRS-2 gene affect insulin sensitivity in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Apr 2005
Okazawa Kayoko, Yoshimasa Yasunao, Miyamoto Yoshihiro, Takahashi-Yasuno Akiko, Miyawaki Takashi, Masuzaki Hiroaki, Hayashi Tatsuya, Hosoda Kiminori, Inoue Gen, Nakao Kazuwa
Abstract excerpt
A commonly occurring nucleotide polymorphism of the insulin-receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2) gene at amino acid 1057 from Glycine to Asparaginic acid (G1057D) was recently shown to be a determinant of insulin sensitivity in both glucose-tolerant individuals and those with type 2 diabetes. With respec...
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