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P2 promoter variants of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha gene are associated with type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2007
Lehman Donna M, Richardson Dawn K, Jenkinson Chris P, Hunt Kelly J, Dyer Thomas D, Leach Robin J, Arya Rector, Abboud Hanna E, Blangero John, Duggirala Ravindranath, Stern Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Common and rare variants of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4A) gene have been associated with type 2 diabetes and related traits in several populations suggesting the involvement of this transcription factor in diabetes pathogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within a large haplotype block surrounding the alternate P2 promoter, located approximately 45 kb upstream from the coding region,...
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