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Leptin (rs7799039) and solute carrier family 30 zinc transporter (rs13266634) polymorphisms in Euro-Brazilian pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Mar 2017
Teleginski A, Welter M, Frigeri H R, Réa R R, Souza E M, Alberton D, Rego F G M, Picheth G
Abstract excerpt
Leptin (LEP), a protein that plays a fundamental role in the metabolism of energy reserves, and the solute carrier family 30 A8 zinc transporter (SLC30A8) have been consistently associated with diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes are at moderate risk of developing diabetes type 1 and 2 after pregnancy, in addition to complications to the fetus. We investigated the association of the polymorphisms rs7799039...
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