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Transforming growth factor β1 T868C gene polymorphism is associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Dec 2011
Katakami N, Kaneto H, Osonoi T, Kawai K, Ishibashi F, Imamura K, Maegawa H, Kashiwagi A, Watada H, Kawamori R, Shimomura I, Yamasaki Y
Abstract excerpt
It is likely that the C allele of the polymorphism at position 29 of the translated sequence of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 gene, which codes a pleiotropic cytokine expressed in a variety of cells, is a susceptibility allele for cerebral infarction in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
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