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Zinc transporter-8 gene (SLC30A8) is associated with type 2 diabetes in Chinese.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2008
Xiang Jie, Li Xiao-Ying, Xu Min, Hong Jie, Huang Yun, Tan Jiao-Rong, Lu Xi, Dai Meng, Yu Bing, Ning Guang
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CONTEXT: Several genome-wide association studies identified a strong association of SLC30A8 with type 2 diabetes in individuals of European ancestry. The effect of the association of rs13266634 with type 2 diabetes or related glycemic traits has not been fully extended to non-European populations, and a comprehensive examination of common variants in the gene has not yet been carried out in Han Chinese....
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