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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in exon 3 of the adiponectin gene in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku (1995) - 1 Jan 2005
Kretowski A, Gugała K, Okruszko A, Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek N, Górska M
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PURPOSE: Adiponectin (APM1)--a newly discovered adipocytokine secreted by fat tissue--was recently suggested to play a role in the genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes, obesity and insulin resistance. Adiponectin gene is localized on chromosome 3q27 within the region which was identified as susceptibility locus for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Till now genetic associations of two SNP in exon 2...
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