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Association study of the -866G/A UCP2 gene promoter polymorphism with type 2 diabetes and obesity in a Tehran population: a case control study.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Heidari Javad, Akrami Seyed Mohammad, Heshmat Ramin, Amiri Parvin, Fakhrzadeh Hossein, Pajouhi Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A functional polymorphism in the uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene promoter has been associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in some populations. The impact of UCP2 polymorphisms on diabetes and obesity is still under debate. Contradictory results have been reported in differ...
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