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The Wnt signaling pathway effector TCF7L2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2008
Jin Tianru, Liu Ling
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Since the relationship between TCF7L2 (also known as TCF-4) polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes mellitus was identified in 2006, extensive genome-wide association examinations in different ethnic groups have further confirmed this relationship. As a component of the bipartite transcription factor beta-catenin/TCF, TCF7L2 is important in conveying Wnt signaling during embryonic development and in regulating gene...
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