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Body mass index modulates the association between CDKAL1 rs10946398 variant and type 2 diabetes among Taiwanese women.
Scientific reports - 5 Sept 2018
Nfor Oswald Ndi, Wu Ming-Fang, Lee Chun-Te, Wang Lee, Liu Wen-Hsiu, Tantoh Disline Manli, Hsu Shu-Yi, Lee Kuan-Jung, Ho Chien-Chang, Debnath Tonmoy, Lung Chia-Chi, Liaw Yung-Po
Abstract excerpt
CDKAL1 rs10946398 is a type 2 diabetes (T2D)-associated variant. It is a new body mass index (BMI)-associated variant in Asian populations. We investigated the association between rs10946398 and T2D among 9908 participants aged 30-70 years based on BMI: normal weight; 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2, overweight; 24 ≤ BMI < 27 kg/m2, and obesity; BMI ≥27 kg/m2. The CC genotype conferred a higher risk of T2D than the CA...
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