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IL28B gene variants and glucose metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2016
Morán-Auth Y, Penna-Martinez M, Perner D, Susser S, Wicker S, Zeuzem S, Sarrazin C, Badenhoop K
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) develops, when β-cell insulin response fails to compensate for insulin resistance. Recent studies reported associations between the IL28B polymorphisms (rs12979860 and rs8099917) and T2D development in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. To identify possible association with T2D independent from virus infection, we investigated both IL28B polymorphisms in T2D patients and healthy controls...
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