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Association between insulin receptor gene polymorphism and the metabolic syndrome in Han and Yi Chinese.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2012
Wang Chunxiu, Wang Bin, He Huijing, Li Xiaotong, Wei Daying, Zhang Jianhua, Ma Mingju, Pan Li, Yu Tao, Xue Fang, Li Lin, Shan Guangliang
Abstract excerpt
Insulin resistance has been a possible underlying pathophysiologic defect inducing the metabolic syndrome (MS). However association studies regarding Insulin receptor gene in different ethnic groups are scarce in literature. Here we conduct an association study between MS and genetic polymorphism of the INSR gene in Yi and Han Chinese. In a cross-sectional study, 3,436 Yi and Han people were investigated....
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