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Evaluation of the association between retinal binding protein 4 polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in Chinese by DHPLC.
Endocrine - 1 Jan 2000
Liu Jing, Gao Jing-yuan, Zhang Ji-ping, Li Pei-qiang, Liu Ju-xiang, Liu Jia, Xie Xiao-dong
Abstract excerpt
Serum retinal binding protein 4 (RBP4) was recently described as a new liver- and adipocyte-derived signal that may contribute to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to test whether the RBP4 gene could be used as a genetic marker to predict the development of T2DM amongst the Chinese population of Han. For this study, a normal control group of 115 healthy subjects and...
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