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Relationship between the paraoxonase 1 gene glutamine 192 to arginine polymorphism and gestational diabetes mellitus in Saudi women.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Oct 2014
Al-Hakeem Malak Mohammed, Abotalib Zeinab, Alharbi Khalid Khalaf, Khan Imran Ali
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OBJECTIVES: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is recognized as an imbalance between insulin resistance and insulin secretion, leading to maternal hyperglycemia. Previous studies in a Saudi population indicated a high frequency of Paraoxonase 1 glutamine 192 to arginine (PON1 Q192R) polymorphism, suggesting this polymorphism as an additional risk factor. The present study was designed to explore the possible...
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