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Gestational diabetes mellitus shares polymorphisms of genes associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in the Greek population.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2011
Pappa Kalliopi I, Gazouli Maria, Economou Konstantinos, Daskalakis George, Anastasiou Eleni, Anagnou Nicholas P, Antsaklis Aristides
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) share common pathophysiological features, including β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. In this study, we investigated the association between GDM and five recently identified T2D susceptibility loci, in a Greek population. We studied 148 women with GDM and 107 non-diabetic unrelated pregnant Greek women, for polymorphisms in the TCF7L2 gene...
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