Article
Lack of association between the insulin receptor substrates-1 Gly972Arg polymorphism and type-2 diabetes mellitus among Saudis from Eastern Saudi Arabia.
Saudi medical journal - 1 Dec 2015
Alsalman Hawra A, Kaabi Yahia A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS1) Gly972Arg polymorphism and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Saudis from Eastern Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This study was conducted between May and December 2014 at King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a case-control study design, a total of 143 subjects (age range: 35-73 years)...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arginine
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Glycine
- Humans
- Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
