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Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus & TCF7L2 gene variants in the Emirati population: Genetics of diabetes in the United Arab Emirates.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2021
Khan Saad M, El Karte Nora, El Hajj Chehadeh Sarah, Hassoun Ahmed, Afandi Bachar, Tay Guan K, Alsafar Habiba
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has a multifactorial etiology involving a complex interplay between genes and the environment. The prevalence of T2DM among the countries of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC), including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ranks among the top 15 in the world. A number of studies have shown an increase in T2DM risk for the "TT" genotype at the rs4506565 and rs12255372 Single...
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