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Effect of zinc supplementation on insulin secretion: interaction between zinc and SLC30A8 genotype in Old Order Amish.
Diabetologia - 1 Feb 2015
Maruthur Nisa M, Clark Jeanne M, Fu Mao, Linda Kao W H, Shuldiner Alan R
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: SLC30A8 encodes a zinc transporter in the beta cell; individuals with a common missense variant (rs13266634; R325W) in SLC30A8 demonstrate a lower early insulin response to glucose and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. We hypothesised that zinc supplementation may improve ins...
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