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Hematopoietically-expressed homeobox gene three widely-evaluated polymorphisms and risk for diabetes: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Li Xiaobo, Li Yuqiong, Song Bei, Guo Shujie, Chu Shaoli, Jia Nan, Niu Wenquan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hematopoietically-expressed homeobox (HHEX) gene is identified as a promising candidate for type 2 diabetes by genome-wide association studies, triggering plenty of subsequent replications; however, the results are conflicting. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis of three widely-evaluated polymorphisms in HHEX gene and diabetes risk. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A random-effects model was...
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