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Association of KCNQ1 and KLF14 polymorphisms and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A global meta-analysis.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2014
Wang Jinjin, Zhang Jianfeng, Shen Jie, Hu Dongsheng, Yan Guoli, Liu Xiaohui, Xu Xueqin, Pei Lanying, Li Yanfang, Sun Chunyang
Abstract excerpt
rs151290 in KCNQ1 and rs972283 in KLF14 have been evaluated in terms of risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the results are inconsistent. We performed an meta-analysis to assess the contributions of rs151290 in KCNQ1 and rs972283 in KLF14 to risk of T2DM. We searched the worldwide literature published from 2008 to 2013 in MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL and Chinese databases. Two reviewers...
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