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Meta-analysis of association of common variants in the KCNJ11-ABCC8 region with type 2 diabetes.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Aug 2013
Qin L J, Lv Y, Huang Q Y
Abstract excerpt
KCNJ11 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11) and ABCC8 (ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 8) have been studied for association with type 2 diabetes in various ethnic populations with contradictory results. We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis for KCNJ11 rs5219, rs5210, rs5215, and ABCC8 rs757110 to evaluate the effect of these regions on genetic susceptibility...
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