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GLUT4 gene polymorphisms and their association with type 2 diabetes in south Indians.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics - 1 Sept 2011
Bodhini Dhanasekaran, Radha Venkatesan, Ghosh Saurabh, Majumder Partha P, Rao M R Satyanarayana, Mohan Viswanathan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The GLUT4 gene, which encodes glucose transporter 4, is a candidate gene for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to screen the GLUT4 gene for polymorphisms and to study association of such polymorphisms with T2DM in an Asian Indian population in southern India. METHODS: The GLUT4 gene was sequenced in 25 normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 25 T2DM subjects, and the...
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