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Insulin Promoter Factor 1 variation is associated with type 2 diabetes in African Americans.
BMC medical genetics - 17 Oct 2005
Karim Mohammad A, Wang Xiaoqin, Hale Terri C, Elbein Steven C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Defective insulin secretion is a key defect in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The beta-cell specific transcription factor, insulin promoter factor 1 gene (IPF1), is essential to pancreatic development and the maintenance of beta-cell mass. We hypothesized that regulatory or coding variants in IPF1 contribute to defective insulin secretion and thus T2DM. METHODS: We screened 71 Caucasian...
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