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Resistin gene 3'-untranslated region +62G-->A polymorphism is associated with hypertension but not diabetes mellitus type 2 in a German population.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Dec 2005
Gouni-Berthold I, Giannakidou E, Faust M, Kratzsch J, Berthold H K, Krone W
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OBJECTIVES: Resistin, a peptide hormone produced by adipocytes, has been associated with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM-2) in some rodent models. In humans the exact function of resistin remains unknown. Some, but not all studies have found associations between polymorphisms in the resistin gene with DM-2. Recently a 3'-untranslated region +62G-->A polymorphism of the resistin gene has been associated with...
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