Article
Obesity-dependent association of TNF-LTA locus with type 2 diabetes in North Indians.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2010
Mahajan Anubha, Tabassum Rubina, Chavali Sreenivas, Dwivedi Om Prakash, Chauhan Ganesh, Tandon Nikhil, Bharadwaj Dwaipayan
Abstract excerpt
Six common genetic variants (rs2229094, rs1041981, rs1800630, rs1800629, rs361525, and rs1800610) in the TNF-LTA locus encoding the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and lymphotoxin-alpha have been shown to be associated with various metabolic traits including susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and increased body mass index (BMI) in...
