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A Meta-Analysis of the Associations Between the ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter ABCA1 R219K (rs2230806) Polymorphism and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Asians.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Apr 2018
Jung Dongju, Cao Shihua, Liu Meiling, Park Sunmin
Abstract excerpt
Asians have relatively low insulin secretion capacity and readily develop type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) when insulin resistant. For that reason, insufficient insulin secretion is critical factor for Asians at the early stage of T2DM. ATP-binding cassette transporter1 (ABCA1) is a membrane protein responsible for cholesterol efflux and its function is also important for secreting insulin in pancreatic β-cells....
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