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Evidence for neuroendocrine function of a unique splicing form of TCF7L2 in human brain, islets and gut.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2010
Prokunina-Olsson L, Hall J L
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Variants in the TCF7L2 gene remain the strongest genetic associations with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Recently, we identified a unique splicing form of TCF7L2 expressed in pancreatic islets, pancreas and colon and detected by assay 'ex13-13b'. The expression of ex13-13b s...
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