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ABCC8 genetic variants and risk of diabetes mellitus.
Gene - 25 Jul 2014
Haghvirdizadeh Polin, Sadat Haerian Monir, Haghvirdizadeh Pantea, Sadat Haerian Batoul
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major health problem worldwide and it will rapidly increase. This disease is characterized by hyperglycemia caused by defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. DM has three types: T1DM, T2M and gestational DM (GDM), of them T2DM is more frequent. Multiple genes and their interactions are involved in insulin secretion pathway. Sulfonylurea receptor encoded by ABCC8 gene,...
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