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TCF7L2 variants are associated with increased proinsulin/insulin ratios but not obesity traits in the Framingham Heart Study.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2009
Stolerman E S, Manning A K, McAteer J B, Fox C S, Dupuis J, Meigs J B, Florez J C
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Common variants in the TCF7L2 gene are associated with type 2 diabetes via impaired insulin secretion. One hypothesis is that variation in TCF7L2 impairs insulin processing in the beta cell. In contrast, the association of related TCF7L2 polymorphisms with obesity is controversial in that it has only been shown in cohorts susceptible to ascertainment bias. We reproduced the association of...
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