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Variants of the adiponectin gene and type 2 diabetes in a Polish population.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Dec 2009
Szopa Magdalena, Malczewska-Malec Malgorzata, Kiec-Wilk Beata, Wilk Beata, Skupien Jan, Wolkow Pawel, Malecki Maciej T, Sieradzki Jacek
Abstract excerpt
Several association studies of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and adiponectin gene polymorphisms have been reported with conflicting results. Our aim was to search for the association of three polymorphisms (-11.391G>A, +45T>G, and +276G>T) in the adiponectin gene with T2DM and prediabetic quantitative traits in Polish Caucasians. The study groups comprised 495 unrelated T2DM cases and 435 controls. We compared...
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