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Association of TCF7L2 polymorphism with diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and markers of beta cell function and insulin resistance in a population-based sample of Emirati subjects.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jun 2008
Saadi Hussein, Nagelkerke Nicolaas, Carruthers S George, Benedict Sheela, Abdulkhalek Samar, Reed Richard, Lukic Miodrag, Nicholls M Gary
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AIMS: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among Emirati subjects is one of the highest in the world. This has been attributed to rising prevalence of obesity acting on genetically susceptible individuals. We analyzed the associations between TCF7L2 polymorphism and DM, metabolic syndrome, and markers of beta cell function and insulin resistance in a population-based sample of Emirati subjects....
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