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Association of common type 2 diabetes risk gene variants and posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in renal allograft recipients in Korea.
Transplantation - 15 Sept 2009
Kang Eun Seok, Kim Myoung Soo, Kim Chul Hoon, Nam Chung Mo, Han Seung Jin, Hur Kyu Yeon, Ahn Chul Woo, Cha Bong Soo, Kim Soon Il, Lee Hyun Chul, Kim Yu Seun
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BACKGROUND: Posttransplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a major metabolic complication in renal transplant recipients. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified several genes associated with type 2 diabetes. Here, we examined the association between PTDM and 17 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within 15 genes in a cohort of renal allograft recipients in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
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