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Genetic Variants of PTPN2 Gene in Chinese Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 7 Sept 2015
Peng Hui, Li Jiamei, Chen Xiaoyun, Zhou Xiao, Zhu Weiwei, Li Feng
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported the association of PTPN2 gene with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in many populations but not in the Chinese Han population. Therefore, the goal of our study was to replicate the reported association between 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs478582 and rs2542151) in the PTPN2 gene and T1DM in Chinese Han children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This case-control study...
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