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Polymorphisms in KCNQ1 are associated with gestational diabetes in a Korean population.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2010
Kwak Soo Heon, Kim Tae Hyuk, Cho Young Min, Choi Sung Hee, Jang Hak C, Park Kyong Soo
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BACKGROUND: Recent genome-wide association studies in East Asians have identified polymorphisms in KCNQ1 as new type 2 diabetes risk variants. The aim of this study was to investigate whether variants in KCNQ1 are associated with development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and measures of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at the time of diagnosis of GDM. METHODS: Three candidate single nucleotide...
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