Article
The TCF7L2 locus and type 1 diabetes.
BMC medical genetics - 3 Aug 2007
Qu Hui-Qi, Polychronakos Constantin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: TCF7L2 belongs to a subfamily of TCF7-like HMG box-containing transcription factors, and maps to human chromosome 10q25.3. A recent study identified genetic association of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with this gene, correlated with diminished insulin secretion. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of genetic association between TCF7L2 and type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS: The SNP most significantly...
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