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Metabolic, hormonal characteristics and genetic variants of TCF7L2 associated with development of gestational diabetes mellitus in Mexican women.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Nov 2014
Reyes-López Ruth, Pérez-Luque Elva, Malacara Juan Manuel
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BACKGROUND: Variation in TCF7L2 gene is associated with type 2 diabetes and with gestational diabetes mellitus in several populations, but there are no data in Mexican women with gestational diabetes mellitus. In this study, we examined metabolic and hormonal measurements as well as TCF7L2 genetic variants. METHODS: We selected 108 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance and 90 with gestational diabetes...
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