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Association between rs2278426 (C/T) and rs892066 (C/G) variants of ANGPTL8 (betatrophin) and susceptibility to type2 diabetes mellitus.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2019
Ghasemi Hassan, Karimi Jamshid, Khodadadi Iraj, Saidijam Massoud, Tavilani Heidar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angiopoietin-like protein 8 (ANGPTL8) is a hormone that mainly secreted from the liver and adipose tissue and plays an important role in the proliferation of pancreatic beta cells and lipid metabolism. Therefore, we studied the association of ANGPTL8 rs2278426 (C/T) and rs892066 (C/G) polymorphisms with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their association with biochemical parameters....
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