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Association of genetic variants of BMP4 with type 2 diabetes mellitus and clinical traits in a Chinese Han population.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Tang Shanshan, Zhang Rong, Yu Weihui, Jiang Feng, Wang Jie, Chen Miao, Peng Danfeng, Yan Jing, Bao Yuqian, Jia Weiping
Abstract excerpt
BMP4 is one of the transforming growth factor- β superfamily, which can participate in adipogenesis. Gene encoding BMP4 is acknowledged as a convincing candidate that may contribute to both glucose and lipid metabolism. In this paper, we aimed to test the impacts of BMP4 variants on type 2 diabetes in a large sample of Chinese population. We genotyped 10 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms within the BMP4...
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