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Insulin gene VNTR polymorphisms -2221MspI and -23HphI are associated with type 1 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: a meta-analysis.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Dec 2015
Zhang Na, Huang Weihuang, Dong Fang, Liu Yang, Zhang Baohuan, Jing Lipeng, Wang Man, Yang Guang, Jing Chunxia
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: A variable number of tandem repeat (VNTRs) region in the insulin gene (INS) possibly influences the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). However, effects of INS VNTR polymorphisms in these contexts remain inconclusive. METHODS: We performed a systematic review of work on the INS VNTR -2221MspI and -23HphI polymorphisms to estimate the overall effects thereof...
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