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Detection of an ABCA1 variant associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility for biochemistry and genetic laboratory courses.
Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - 1 Jan 2000
Legorreta-Herrera M, Mosqueda-Romo N A, Hernández-Clemente F, Soto-Cruz I
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We selected diabetes mellitus for this laboratory exercise to provide students with an explicit model for scientific research concerning the association between the R230C polymorphism and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is highly prevalent in the Mexican population. We used a collaborative project-based learning to engage students to direct their own learning process. Students worked in small...
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