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Quantitative assessment of the variation in IGF2BP2 gene and type 2 diabetes risk.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Dec 2012
Wu Jie, Wu Junjie, Zhou Yuhao, Zou Houdong, Guo Shicheng, Liu Jie, Lu Liwen, Xu Hao
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IFG2BP2) belongs to an mRNA-binding protein family involved in the development and stimulation of insulin action, which has attracted considerable attention as a candidate gene for type 2 diabetes (T2D) since it was first identified through genome-wide association approach. The relationship between IFG2BP2 and T2D has been reported in various ethnic groups;...
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