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E23K variant in KCNJ11 gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population.
Primary care diabetes - 1 Jul 2014
Abdelhamid Isselmou, Lasram Khaled, Meiloud Ghlana, Ben Halim Nizar, Kefi Rym, Samb Abdoulaye, Abdelhak Sonia, Houmeida Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Many genetic association studies reported the contribution of KCNJ11 gene to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in different populations. We aimed to evaluate the association between E23K variant of KCNJ11 and type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a case-control association study including 135 type 2 diabetes Mauritanian patients and 135 controls. Genotyping for the...
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