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Assessment of genetic factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2006
Yamada Yoshiji, Matsuo Hitoshi, Segawa Tomonori, Watanabe Sachiro, Kato Kimihiko, Kameyama Takashi, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Ichihara Sahoko, Metoki Norifumi, Yoshida Hidemi, Satoh Kei, Nozawa Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was to identify gene polymorphisms for reliable assessment of genetic factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study population comprised 4853 unrelated Japanese individuals (2688 men, 2165 women), including 1489 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (969 men, 520 women) and 3364 controls (1719 men, 1645 women). The genotypes for 148 polymorphisms of 124 candidate genes were...
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