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Adiponectin gene polymorphism 45T>G is associated with carotid artery plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 2008
Kim So Hun, Kang Eun Seok, Hur Kyu Yeon, Lee Hyun Joo, Han Seung Jin, Kwak Jung Young, Nam Chung Mo, Ahn Chul Woo, Cha Bong Soo, Lee Hyun Chul
Abstract excerpt
Adiponectin has been reported to have a wide range of antiatherogenic actions. Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the adiponectin locus (45T>G and 276G>T) have been reported to be associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the association between common polymorphisms of the adiponectin gene (ACDC) and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2...
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