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Effect of ENPP1/PC-1-K121Q and PPARgamma-Pro12Ala polymorphisms on the genetic susceptibility to T2D in the Tunisian population.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2008
Bouhaha R, Meyre D, Kamoun H Abid, Ennafaa H, Vaillant E, Sassi R, Baroudi T, Vatin V, Froguel P, Elgaaied A, Vaxillaire M
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus is the most common chronic metabolic disease. The raising diabetes epidemic is unfolding as an interaction between several environmental factors and a genetic predisposition. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the role of the PPARgamma-Pro12Ala and ENPP1-K121Q polymorphisms on type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk in a case-control study in the Tunisian population. To assess for any association...
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