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Variants in the SIRT1 gene may affect diabetes risk in interaction with prenatal exposure to famine.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2012
Botden Ilse P G, Zillikens M Carola, de Rooij Susanne R, Langendonk Janneke G, Danser A H Jan, Sijbrands Eric J G, Roseboom Tessa J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether SIRT1, a nutrient-sensing histone deacetylase, influences fetal programming during malnutrition. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In 793 individuals of the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort, we analyzed the interaction between three SIRT1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and prenatal exposure to famine on type 2 diabetes risk. RESULTS: In the total population (exposed and unexposed),...
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