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Association of glucose transporter 1 polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes in the Tunisian population.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Oct 2008
Makni K, Mnif F, Boudawara M, Hamza N, Rekik N, Abid M, Rebaï A, Jarraya F, Granier C, Ayadi H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: T2DM is a complex metabolic disease. Genetic studies on T2DM have been of little help so far because several genetic association studies have shown conflicting results. In this study, we report the findings of a case-control study on three SNPs in the GLUT1 gene. For this, we investigated the association of GLUT1 genotypes and haplotypes with T2DM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: All 273 T2DM subjects...
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