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Genetic variant of the renin-angiotensin system and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a modest but significant effect of aldosterone synthase.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Aug 2014
Ichikawa Mai, Konoshita Tadashi, Nakaya Takahiro, Yamamoto Katsushi, Yamada Mika, Sato Satsuki, Imagawa Michiko, Makino Yasukazu, Fujii Miki, Zenimaru Yasuo, Arakawa Kenichiro, Suzuki Jinya, Ishizuka Tamotsu, Nakamura Hiroyuki
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Recent genome-wide association studies have identified multiple variants that confer risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). However, established associations explain only a part of the heritability. Thus, even at the genome-wide association studies era, candidate gene approach should be still use...
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