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A at single nucleotide polymorphism-358 is required for G at -420 to confer the highest plasma resistin in the general Japanese population.
PloS one - 16 Mar 2010
Onuma Hiroshi, Tabara Yasuharu, Kawamura Ryoichi, Tanaka Takashi, Ohashi Jun, Nishida Wataru, Takata Yasunori, Ochi Masaaki, Yamada Kazuya, Kawamoto Ryuichi, Kohara Katsuhiko, Miki Tetsuro, Makino Hideichi, Osawa Haruhiko
Abstract excerpt
Insulin resistance is a feature of type 2 diabetes. Resistin, secreted from adipocytes, causes insulin resistance in mice. We previously reported that the G/G genotype of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at -420 (rs1862513) in the human resistin gene (RETN) increased susceptibility to type 2...
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