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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding Krüppel-like factor 7 are associated with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2005
Kanazawa A, Kawamura Y, Sekine A, Iida A, Tsunoda T, Kashiwagi A, Tanaka Y, Babazono T, Matsuda M, Kawai K, Iiizumi T, Fujioka T, Imanishi M, Kaku K, Iwamoto Y, Kawamori R, Kikkawa R, Nakamura Y, Maeda S
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Although genetic susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, most of the genes that influence susceptibility to type 2 diabetes have yet to be identified. Krüppel-like transcription factors are known to play important roles in development and cell differentiation, and have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. The present study aimed...
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