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[Study of the 482G/A variation in PGC-1alpha gene domain MEF2C as possible mechanism of type 2 diabetes].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Lu Wensheng, Yan Xiaodong, Huang Qin, Hu Yingyu, Zhong Mei, Huang Zhong, Chen Hui, Cheng Hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of the 482G/A polymorphism of the PGC-1alpha gene with type 2 diabetes by family-based study in the Han population in South China, and to analyze the quantitative and qualitative binding force changes between the PGC-1alpha domain mutant and MEF2C, as well as to evaluate the possibility of PGC-1alpha -MEF2C-GLUT4 pathway in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. METHODS:...
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