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No evidence for association of the ENPP1 (PC-1) K121Q variant with risk of type 2 diabetes in a Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Keshavarz Parvaneh, Inoue Hiroshi, Sakamoto Yukiko, Kunika Kiyoshi, Tanahashi Toshihito, Nakamura Naoto, Yoshikawa Toshikazu, Yasui Natsuo, Shiota Hiroshi, Itakura Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1, also known as PC-1) inhibits insulin signal transduction pathway(s). Previous studies have demonstrated the K121Q variant of the ENPP1 gene to have a significant functional role in determining susceptibility to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). To assess whether the K121Q variant has any impact on T2D in Japanese, we undertook an extensive...
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