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Genetic variants in PCSK1 gene are associated with the risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes in a Chinese Han population: a case control study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wei Xiaowei, Ma Xiaowei, Lu Ran, Bai Ge, Zhang Jianwei, Deng Ruifen, Gu Nan, Feng Nan, Guo Xiaohui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), converted by proprotein convertase 1 (PC1/3) from proinsulin and proglucagon, are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study is to investigate the association of PCSK1 gene, which encodes PC1/3, with the risk of CAD in Chinese patients with T2DM. METHODS: We selected and genotyped 5 haplotype-tagging...
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