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Ethnic difference in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in inter-East Asian populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on gene polymorphism.
Journal of diabetes - 1 Dec 2009
Takeuchi Masakazu, Okamoto Kousuke, Takagi Tatsuya, Ishii Hitoshi
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BACKGROUND: We previously reported that the fasting serum insulin level was significantly lower in Japanese patients than in Korean and Chinese patients, and showed evidence that a difference in the dietary component would be one of the most influential factors for the ethnic difference. However, it is well known that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) results from the interaction between genetic predispositions and...
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