Article
[Association between mannose-binding-lectin gene and type 2 diabetic patients in Chinese population living in the northern areas of China].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Sept 2011
Zhang Na-na, Ma Ai-xia, Cheng Ping, Zhuang Mao-qiang, Cao Fei-fei, Chen Xing-dong, Li Shu-yuan, Lü Ming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the mannose-binding-lectin 2 (MBL2) gene was associated with type 2 diabetes in the populations living the northern part of China. METHODS: The study involved 318 type 2 diabetic patients and 448 normoglycemic controls. The variances of rs1800450, rs1800451 and rs11003125 were determined by the Multiplex SNaPshot method. Fasting blood-glucose, triglyceride and total cholesterol...
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