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The association of variable number of tandem repeats of the insulin gene with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes among Korean subjects.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Sept 2010
Chung Hye Rim, Yang Sei Won, Shin Choong Ho, Park Kyong Soo, Lee Young Ah, Kim Jae Hyun, Lee Sun Hee, Kim Ji Hyun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is ethnic variation in the variable number of tandem repeats of the insulin gene (INS VNTR), one of the susceptibility loci for developing type 1 diabetes (T1D). We evaluated the influence of the genotypes and subdivisions of INS VNTR on the development of T1D in Korean subjects. METHODS: The study included 352 Korean patients, under the age of 18 years who were diagnosed as having T1D, and 356...
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