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Association studies of variants in the genes involved in pancreatic beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes in Japanese subjects.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2006
Yokoi Norihide, Kanamori Masao, Horikawa Yukio, Takeda Jun, Sanke Tokio, Furuta Hiroto, Nanjo Kishio, Mori Hiroyuki, Kasuga Masato, Hara Kazuo, Kadowaki Takashi, Tanizawa Yukio, Oka Yoshitomo, Iwami Yukiko, Ohgawara Hisako, Yamada Yuichiro, Seino Yutaka, Yano Hideki, Cox Nancy J, Seino Susumu
Abstract excerpt
Because impaired insulin secretion is characteristic of type 2 diabetes in Asians, including Japanese, the genes involved in pancreatic beta-cell function are candidate susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes. We examined the association of variants in genes encoding several transcription factors (TCF1, TCF2, HNF4A, ISL1, IPF1, NEUROG3, PAX6, NKX2-2, NKX6-1, and NEUROD1) and genes encoding the ATP-sensitive K(+)...
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