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Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes is associated with ApoCIII gene haplotypes.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2006
Hokanson John E, Kinney Gregory L, Cheng Suzanne, Erlich Henry A, Kretowski Adam, Rewers Marian
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is a disease of beta-cell destruction leading to insulin deficiency. Genes for type 1 diabetes have been identified; however, much of the genetic risk remains unexplained. Genetic variation within the apolipoprotein CIII (apoCIII) gene alters apoCIII levels, which are increased in type 1 diabetes and induce beta-cell apoptosis. We therefore hypothesize haplotypes within the apoCIII gene are...
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