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High-density haplotype structure and association testing of the insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) gene with type 2 diabetes in 4,206 people.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2006
Florez Jose C, Wiltshire Steven, Agapakis Christina M, Burtt Noël P, de Bakker Paul I W, Almgren Peter, Bengtsson Boström Kristina, Tuomi Tiinamaija, Gaudet Daniel, Daly Mark J, Hirschhorn Joel N, McCarthy Mark I, Altshuler David, Groop Leif
Abstract excerpt
The insulin-degrading enzyme is responsible for the intracellular proteolysis of insulin. Its gene IDE is located on chromosome 10, in an area with suggestive linkage to type 2 diabetes and related phenotypes. Due to the impact of genetic variants of this gene in rodents and the function of its protein product, it has been proposed as a candidate gene for type 2 diabetes. Various groups have explored the role of...
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