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Examining the relationships between the Pro12Ala variant in PPARG and Type 2 diabetes-related traits in UK samples.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Dec 2005
Zeggini E, Parkinson J R C, Halford S, Owen K R, Walker M, Hitman G A, Levy J C, Sampson M J, Frayling T M, Hattersley A T, McCarthy M I
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AIMS: The Pro12Ala polymorphism in the PPARG gene alters amino acid sequence and has shown consistent association with susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes in several populations. The present study makes use of large, well-characterized case-control resources to enhance understanding of this susceptibility effect by examining related traits, such as body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio and age at diagnosis....
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