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Effects of variation in retinol binding protein 4 gene and adipose specific expression of gestational diabetes in Beijing, China.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Aug 2012
Ping Fan, Xiang Hong-ding, Li Ming, Li Wei, Liu Jun-tao, Nie Min, Hui Yuan-chi
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features of GDM in China and the effects of RBP4 genetic variants, and also to identify RBP4 expression changes in mRNA and protein levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: 1595 Chinese pregnant women were included in this study. Four known RBP4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in 505 cases and 687 controls. Expression levels of adipose specific RBP4 mRNA...
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