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Genetic variants in desaturase gene, erythrocyte fatty acids, and risk for type 2 diabetes in Chinese Hans.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2000
Huang Tao, Sun Jianqin, Chen Yanqiu, Xie Hua, Xu Danfeng, Huang Jinyan, Li Duo
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the association of the genetic variants in the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene cluster with erythrocyte phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA), and their relation to risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Han Chinese. METHODS: Seven hundred and fifty-eight patients with T2DM and 400 healthy individuals were recruited. The erythrocyte PLFA and single-nucleotide...
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