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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha gene (PGC-1alpha) is not associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus or body mass index among Hispanic and non Hispanic Whites from Colorado.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Apr 2007
Nelson T L, Fingerlin T E, Moss L, Barmada M M, Ferrell R E, Norris J M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to test for an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and body mass index (BMI) and three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)s in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1alpha) gene. We were also interested in whether these associations differed by tertiles of diet, physical activity or presence of polymorphisms in the peroxisome...
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