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Glycemia determines the effect of type 2 diabetes risk genes on insulin secretion.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2010
Heni Martin, Ketterer Caroline, Thamer Claus, Herzberg-Schäfer Silke A, Guthoff Martina, Stefan Norbert, Machicao Fausto, Staiger Harald, Fritsche Andreas, Häring Hans-Ulrich
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OBJECTIVE: Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in diabetes risk genes reduce glucose- and/or incretin-induced insulin secretion. Here, we investigated interactions between glycemia and such diabetes risk polymorphisms. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Insulin secretion was assessed by insulinogenic index and areas under the curve of C-peptide/glucose in 1,576 subjects using an oral glucose tolerance test...
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