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Estrogen receptor alpha gene variants associate with type 2 diabetes and fasting plasma glucose.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Nov 2008
Dahlman Ingrid, Vaxillaire Martine, Nilsson Maria, Lecoeur Cecile, Gu Harvest F, Cavalcanti-Proença Christine, Efendic Suad, Ostenson Claes G, Brismar Kerstin, Charpentier Guillaume, Gustafsson Jan-Ake, Froguel Philippe, Dahlman-Wright Karin, Steffensen Knut R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) mediates effects of estrogens on glucose homeostasis. Polymorphisms in intron 1, 2, and 4 of the ESR1 gene have been found to be associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Hungarian, Chinese, and African-American and European-American cohorts. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ESR1 polymorphisms and T2D as well as quantitative phenotypes related...
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