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Polymorphisms near EXOC4 and LRGUK on chromosome 7q32 are associated with Type 2 Diabetes and fasting glucose; the NHLBI Family Heart Study.
BMC medical genetics - 22 May 2008
Laramie Jason M, Wilk Jemma B, Williamson Sally L, Nagle Michael W, Latourelle Jeanne C, Tobin Jennifer E, Province Michael A, Borecki Ingrid B, Myers Richard H
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BACKGROUND: The chromosome 7q32 region is linked to metabolic syndrome and obesity related traits in the Family Heart Study. As part of a fine mapping study of the region, we evaluated the relationship of polymorphisms to fasting glucose levels and Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Thirty-nine HapMap defined tag SNPs in a 1.08 Mb region and a novel deletion polymorphism were genotyped in 2,603 participants of the NHLBI...
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