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Association of a common G6PC2 variant with fasting plasma glucose levels in non-diabetic individuals.
Annals of nutrition & metabolism - 1 Jan 2010
Demirci F Y, Dressen A S, Hamman R F, Bunker C H, Kammerer C M, Kamboh M I
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels correlate with cardiovascular disease and mortality in both diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. G6PC2 encodes a pancreatic islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase-related protein and G6pc2-null mice were reported to exhibit decreased blood glucose levels. Two recent genome-wide association studies have implicated a role for G6PC2 in regulation of FPGlevels in the...
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