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Association of HSD11B1 gene polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in South Indian population.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2017
Devang Nayana, Satyamoorthy Kapaettu, Rai Padmalatha S, Nandini M, Rao Satish, Phani Nagaraja M, Adhikari Prabha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 (11β-HSD1) is an NADP or NADPH-dependent enzyme that generates cortisol from cortisone for a local glucocorticoid action. Functional polymorphisms within 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 (HSD11B1) gene have shown an association with various factors, including insulin resistance (IR) and hypertension. In our study, we have assessed the association of...
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