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Associations between a polymorphism in the pleiotropic GCKR and Age-related phenotypes: the HALCyon programme.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Alfred Tamuno, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Cooper Rachel, Hardy Rebecca, Deary Ian J, Elliott Jane, Harris Sarah E, Kivimaki Mika, Kumari Meena, Power Chris, Starr John M, Kuh Diana, Day Ian N M
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BACKGROUND: The glucokinase regulatory protein encoded by GCKR plays an important role in glucose metabolism and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1260326 (P446L) in the gene has been associated with several age-related biomarkers, including triglycerides, glucose, insulin and apolipoproteins. However, associations between SNPs in the gene and other ageing phenotypes such as cognitive and physical...
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