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A -30G>A polymorphism of the beta-cell-specific glucokinase promoter associates with hyperglycemia in the general population of whites.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2005
Rose Christian S, Ek Jakob, Urhammer Søren A, Glümer Charlotte, Borch-Johnsen Knut, Jørgensen Torben, Pedersen Oluf, Hansen Torben
Abstract excerpt
A graded relationship has been reported between fasting and postprandial plasma glucose levels and the subsequent risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that the GCK -30G>A promoter polymorphism is associated with elevated glycemia in the middle-aged general population of whites, as well as with features of the World Health Organization (WHO)-defined metabolic syndrome. The GCK -30G>A...
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