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BDKRB2 +9/-9 polymorphism is associated with higher risk for diabetes mellitus in the Brazilian general population.
Experimental diabetes research - 1 Jan 2012
de Oliveira Alvim Rafael, Santos Paulo C J L, Nascimento Raimundo M, Coelho George L L M, Mill José G, Krieger José E, Pereira Alexandre C
Abstract excerpt
Some mechanisms have been proposed to explain the role of bradykinin on glucose homeostasis and some studies reported that the BDKRB2 +9/-9 polymorphism was associated to the transcriptional activity of the receptor. In this scenario, the main aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the BDKRB2 +9/-9 polymorphism with diabetes mellitus risk in the Brazilian general population. This study included...
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