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Apolipoprotein C3 Gene Variants and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Subjects.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Sept 2015
Alharbi Khalid K, Hussain Tajamul, Alharbi Fawiziah K, Tabassum Shaik Nazia, Mohammed Arif A, Gambhir Dikshit, Khan Imran Ali
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BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein C3 (ApoC3) is a major constituent of VLDL and is a modulator of triglyceride metabolism. Recent genetic studies have implicated several ApoC3 gene polymorphisms in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Considering the high prevalence of T2DM in Saudi Arabia, we sought to examine the possible association of ApoC3 gene variants with diabetes risk in...
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