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Association of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus varies by physical activity among non-Hispanic whites from Colorado.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Mar 2007
Nelson Tracy L, Fingerlin Tasha E, Moss Laurie K, Barmada M Michael, Ferrell Robert E, Norris Jill M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to test for an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the Pro12Ala polymorphism in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene (PPAR-gamma) in families from Colorado. We were also interested in whether there was any modification by diet or physical activity. We studied 216 Hispanic pedigrees (1850 nuclear families) and 236 non-Hispanic white (NHW)...
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