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Association of adiponectin gene polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes in an African American population enriched for nephropathy.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2009
Bostrom Meredith A, Freedman Barry I, Langefeld Carl D, Liu Lingyi, Hicks Pamela J, Bowden Donald W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) have been associated with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes, in mostly European-derived populations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A comprehensive association analysis of 24 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the adiponectin gene was performed for type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in African Americans. RESULTS: The...
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