Article
Association between PGC-1alpha gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes risk: a case-control study of an Iranian population.
Canadian journal of diabetes - 1 Feb 2015
Shokouhi Shabnam, Haghani Karimeh, Borji Parveneh, Bakhtiyari Salar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) gene could play a role in the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to explore the possible associations among polymorphisms Gly482Ser, Thr394Thr and Thr528Thr of the PGC-1alpha gene and the risk of type 2 diabetes in Kurdish-Iranians. METHODS: DNA specimens from all 173 type 2 diabetes subjects...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Iran
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
