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ENPP1 121Q functional variant enhances susceptibility to coronary artery disease in South Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Nov 2017
Sumi S, Ramachandran Surya, RamanKutty V, Patel Maulin M, Anand T N, Mullasari Ajit S, Kartha C C
Abstract excerpt
Insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction and ensuing cardiovascular diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. ENPP1 is a key modulator of insulin signaling and its polymorphism, K121Q, increases the potency to competitively inhibit insulin receptor binding. We investigated the association of ENPP1 121Q variant with coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with and without T2DM in...
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