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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms inside microRNA target sites influence the susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Zhao Xu, Ye Qing, Xu Kang, Cheng Jinluo, Gao Yanqin, Li Qian, Du Juan, Shi Hui, Zhou Ling
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) negatively regulate target gene expression by binding to 3'-untranslated region of target mRNA. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reside in the miRNA target sites can affect the bindings of miRNAs to mRNAs. Compelling evidence has shown that miRNAs contribute to the etiology of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We hypothesized that SNPs in diabetes-related miRNA target-binding sites could be...
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