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Genetic association analysis of serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) with type 2 diabetes patients of Pakistani population.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Apr 2015
Hameed A, Ajmal M, Nasir M, Ismail M
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AIMS: It is well established that the serotonergic system contributes to the regulation of glucose homeostasis and feeding and therefore it has been presumed to contribute to the biological susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and body-mass index (BMI). 5-HTTLPR is a serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene-linked polymorphic region that regulates the transcriptional activity of 5-HTT. Our aim was to...
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