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Association between ADIPOQ gene polymorphisms and the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus after liver transplantation.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 15 Dec 2017
Cen Chao, Fang Hai-Xing, Yu Song-Feng, Liu Ji-Min, Liu Yuan-Xing, Zhou Lin, Yu Jun, Zheng Shu-Sen
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BACKGROUND: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) has become one of the major factors that affect the overall survival and long-term life quality in liver transplantation (LT) recipients. Previous studies found that the serum adiponectin concentration of diabetic patients is significantly lower than that of healthy subjects. Adiponectin regulates the blood glucose level by increasing body sensitivity...
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