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Functional glucokinase regulator gene variants have inverse effects on triglyceride and glucose levels, and decrease the risk of obesity in children.
Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Nov 2011
Horvatovich K, Bokor S, Polgar N, Kisfali P, Hadarits F, Jaromi L, Csongei V, Repasy J, Molnar D, Melegh B
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OBJECTIVE: Recently, the association of the natural variants rs1260326 and rs780094 of the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) gene with increased fasting triglycerides and decreased fasting plasma glucose in diabetic adults was reported; the minor alleles were also found to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. The present study examined the possible associations of these variants with triglycerides and glucose...
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