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Associations of common polymorphisms in GCKR with type 2 diabetes and related traits in a Han Chinese population: a case-control study.
BMC medical genetics - 13 May 2011
Ling Yan, Li Xiaomu, Gu Qian, Chen Hongyan, Lu Daru, Gao Xin
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that variants in the glucokinase regulatory protein gene (GCKR) were associated with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia. The purpose of this study was to examine whether tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GCKR region were associated with type 2 diabetes and related traits in a Han Chinese population and to identify the potential mechanisms underlying these...
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