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Diabetes-Associated Variation in TCF7L2 Is Not Associated With Hepatic or Extrahepatic Insulin Resistance.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2016
Varghese Ron T, Viegas Ivan, Barosa Cristina, Marques Catia, Shah Meera, Rizza Robert A, Jones John G, Vella Adrian
Abstract excerpt
A common genetic variation in TCF7L2 is associated with type 2 diabetes. However, the mechanism by which this occurs remains elusive. In addition to affecting insulin secretion, genetic variation at the TCF7L2 locus may alter insulin action or directly modify hepatic glucose metabolism. We sought to determine whether the diabetes-associated variant in this locus (the T allele of rs7903146) increases fasting...
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