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T-cadherin gene variants are associated with type 2 diabetes and the Fatty Liver Index in the French population.
Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Feb 2017
Nicolas A, Aubert R, Bellili-Muñoz N, Balkau B, Bonnet F, Tichet J, Velho G, Marre M, Roussel R, Fumeron F
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AIM: Adiponectin is an adipocyte-secreted protein associated with insulin sensitivity. T-cadherin is a receptor for high and medium molecular weight adiponectin. In GWAS, T-cadherin gene (CDH13) polymorphisms are associated with circulating adiponectin levels. This study investigated the associations between genetic variants of CDH13 and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and its related parameters, in a Caucasian...
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