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TCF7L2 is not a major susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians: analysis of 3,501 individuals.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2007
Guo Tingwei, Hanson Robert L, Traurig Michael, Muller Yunhua Li, Ma Lijun, Mack Janel, Kobes Sayuko, Knowler William C, Bogardus Clifton, Baier Leslie J
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OBJECTIVE: The transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene was initially reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes in Icelandic, Danish, and U.S. populations. We investigated whether TCF7L2 also has a role in type 2 diabetes susceptibility in Pima Indians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The six variants reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes in the Icelandic study were genotyped in a population-based...
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