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Common inherited variation in mitochondrial genes is not enriched for associations with type 2 diabetes or related glycemic traits.
PLoS genetics - 12 Aug 2010
Segrè Ayellet V, Groop Leif, Mootha Vamsi K, Daly Mark J, Altshuler David
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial dysfunction has been observed in skeletal muscle of people with diabetes and insulin-resistant individuals. Furthermore, inherited mutations in mitochondrial DNA can cause a rare form of diabetes. However, it is unclear whether mitochondrial dysfunction is a primary cause of the com...
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