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N-acetyltransferase 1 and 2 polymorphisms and risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 in a Saudi population.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Al-Shaqha Waleed M, Alkharfy Khalid M, Al-Daghri Nasser M, Mohammed Abdul Khader
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There have been inconsistent reports on N-acetyltransferase (NAT) gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and data is particularly limited in the Arab population. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify whether the genetic polymorphisms of NAT1 and NAT2 play a role in susceptibility to T2DM in the Saudi population. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: A...
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