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PPARG, KCNJ11, CDKAL1, CDKN2A-CDKN2B, IDE-KIF11-HHEX, IGF2BP2 and SLC30A8 are associated with type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population.
PloS one - 28 Oct 2009
Hu Cheng, Zhang Rong, Wang Congrong, Wang Jie, Ma Xiaojing, Lu Jingyi, Qin Wen, Hou Xuhong, Wang Chen, Bao Yuqian, Xiang Kunsan, Jia Weiping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent advance in genetic studies added the confirmed susceptible loci for type 2 diabetes to eighteen. In this study, we attempt to analyze the independent and joint effect of variants from these loci on type 2 diabetes and clinical phenotypes related to glucose metabolism. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Twenty-one single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from fourteen loci were successfully genotyped in...
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