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Genetically elevated fetuin-A levels, fasting glucose levels, and risk of type 2 diabetes: the cardiovascular health study.
Diabetes care - 1 Oct 2013
Jensen Majken K, Bartz Traci M, Djoussé Luc, Kizer Jorge R, Zieman Susan J, Rimm Eric B, Siscovick David S, Psaty Bruce M, Ix Joachim H, Mukamal Kenneth J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Fetuin-A levels are associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes, but it is unknown if the association is causal. We investigated common (>5%) genetic variants in the fetuin-A gene (AHSG) fetuin-A levels, fasting glucose, and risk of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Genetic variation, fetuin-A levels, and fasting glucose were assessed in 2,893 Caucasian and 542 African American...
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