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[Association of the D358A polymorphism of IL6R gene with type 2 diabetes in Hubei Han Chinese].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Zhang Shuang, Zhang Ping, Huang Qing-yang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of the D358A polymorphism of interleukin 6 receptor( IL6R ) gene with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Hubei Han Chinese. METHODS: The single nucleotide polymorphism D358A of the IL6R gene was genotyped in 581 T2DM patients and 353 healthy controls. Meta-analysis was used to assess the reported association between the IL6R D358A and T2DM. RESULTS: The frequencies of CC...
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