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Association of the E23K polymorphism in the KCNJ11 gene with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2005
Shaat N, Ekelund M, Lernmark A, Ivarsson S, Almgren P, Berntorp K, Groop L
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes share a common pathophysiological background, including beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. In addition, women with GDM are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Our aim was to investigate whether, like type 2 diabetes, GDM has a genetic predisposition by studying five common polymorphisms in four candidate...
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