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The linkage and association of the gene encoding upstream stimulatory factor 1 with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the Chinese population.
Diabetologia - 1 Oct 2005
Ng M C Y, Miyake K, So W Y, Poon E W M, Lam V K L, Li J K Y, Cox N J, Bell G I, Chan J C N
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The transcription factor upstream stimulatory factor 1 (USF1) regulates the expression of genes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism and has been associated with familial combined hyperlipidaemia. USF1 is located on chromosome 1q22-23, a region with evidence for linkage to type 2 diabetes and various traits of the metabolic syndrome in Chinese and other populations. The aim of this study was...
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