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Expression-based genome-wide association study links the receptor <i>CD44</i> in adipose tissue with type 2 diabetes
12 Apr 2012
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex, polygenic disease affecting nearly 300 million people worldwide. T2D is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, and growing evidence has indicated the causative link between adipose tissue inflammation and the development of insulin resistance. Genetic association studies have successfully revealed a number of important genes consistently associated with T2D to date....
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