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The DG10S478 variant in the TCF7L2 gene is not associated with microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Apr 2008
Buchbinder S, Rudofsky G, Humpert P M, Schilling T, Zorn M, Bierhaus A, Nawroth P P
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OBJECTIVE: The DG10S478 variant in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is a tetranucleotide repeat with six alleles. Alleles 0, 8 and 12 were found to account for 98% of chromosomes in population based controls. The composite allele X (non zero) has been associated with type 2 diabete...
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