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The growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) gene polymorphism c.834+7G>A is associated with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Feb 2012
Lee Chien-Hsing, Chu Nain-Feng, Shieh Yi-Shing, Hung Yi-Jen
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AIMS: The plasma protein growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) is important to the inflammatory process and involved in the development of diabetic renal and vascular complications. Recently, Gas6 protein also represents a novel independent risk factor of type 2 diabetes. We further investigated the association of c.843+7G>A Gas6 polymorphism and type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 278 adults, including 96 with normal...
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