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Common variants in the TCF7L2 gene are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Indian population.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2007
Chandak G R, Janipalli C S, Bhaskar S, Kulkarni S R, Mohankrishna P, Hattersley A T, Frayling T M, Yajnik C S
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AIMS AND HYPOTHESIS: India has the greatest number of diabetic subjects in any one country, but the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in India is poorly understood. Common non-coding variants in the transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) have recently been strongly associated with in...
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