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The ENPP1 K121Q polymorphism is associated with type 2 diabetes in European populations: evidence from an updated meta-analysis in 42,042 subjects.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2008
McAteer Jarred B, Prudente Sabrina, Bacci Simonetta, Lyon Helen N, Hirschhorn Joel N, Trischitta Vincenzo, Florez Jose C
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OBJECTIVE: Functional studies suggest that the nonsynonymous K121Q polymorphism in the ectoenzyme nucleotide pyrophosphate phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1) may confer susceptibility to insulin resistance; genetic evidence on its effect on type 2 diabetes, however, has been conflicting. We therefore conducted a new meta-analysis that includes novel unpublished data from the ENPP1 Consortium and recent negative findings...
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