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Association of LRP5, TCF7L2, and GCG variants and type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as fasting plasma glucose and lipid metabolism indexes.
Human immunology - 1 May 2015
Wang Jinjin, Yan Guoli, Zhang Jianfeng, Gao Kaiping, Zhang Ming, Li Linlin, Wang Yan, Wang Qian, Zhai Yujia, You Haifei, Ren Yongcheng, Wang Bingyuan, Hu Dongsheng
Abstract excerpt
Recent data puts WNT signaling pathway in a pivotal role in regulating pancreas development as well as islet function, insulin production and secretion. The key effectors in the WNT signaling pathway are low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2), and downstream-regulated glucagon (GCG). Our previous studies suggest that the WNT signaling pathway plays a...
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