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Common variations in the ALMS1 gene do not contribute to susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in a large white UK population.
Diabetologia - 1 Jun 2006
Patel S, Minton J A L, Weedon M N, Frayling T M, Ricketts C, Hitman G A, McCarthy M I, Hattersley A T, Walker M, Barrett T G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Alström syndrome is a rare monogenic disorder characterised by retinal dystrophy, deafness and obesity. Patients also have insulin resistance, central obesity and dyslipidaemia, thus showing similarities with type 2 diabetes. Rare mutations in the ALMS1 gene cause severe gene disruption in Alström patients; however, ALMS1 gene polymorphisms are common in the general population. The aim of our...
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