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The FTO gene is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile and myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research Study in Tayside Scotland (Go-DARTS) study.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Doney Alex S F, Dannfald Jennifer, Kimber Charlotte H, Donnelly Louise A, Pearson Ewan, Morris Andrew D, Palmer Colin N A
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BACKGROUND: Common variation in the fat mass and obesity (FTO)-related gene is associated with increased body fat and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that this would also associate with metabolic phenotypes of insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity an...
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