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Associations between polymorphisms in the mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) with T2DM.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 2008
Lee Hye-Ja, Ryu Ha-Jung, Shin Hyoung-Doo, Park Byung Lae, Kim Jong Yeol, Cho Young Min, Park Kyong Soo, Song Jihyun, Oh Bermseok
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are considered pivotal regulators of energy and glucose homeostasis. We examined the effect of 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the UCP genes on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and related phenotypes to identify genetic factors that may be involved in susceptibility to T2DM. METHODS: We directly sequenced the coding region, portions of the 5'- and...
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