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Association of polymorphisms in the insulin-degrading enzyme gene with type 2 diabetes in the Korean population.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Feb 2008
Kwak S H, Cho Y M, Moon M K, Kim J H, Park B L, Cheong H S, Shin H D, Jang H C, Kim S Y, Lee H K, Park K S
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Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a metalloproteinase which degrades insulin and terminates its action. Homologous deletion of IDE gene resulted in hyperinsulinemia and glucose intolerance in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Several genetic association studies examined IDE as a susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes in European descents. Here we investigated the genetic association of IDE polymorphisms...
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