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Association of rs11558471 in SLC30A8 Gene with Interleukin 17 Serum Levels and Insulin Resistance in Iranian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Iranian journal of immunology : IJI - 1 Sept 2020
Ahmadi Mehran, Mahrooz Abdolkarim, Abediankenari Saeid, Hayati Roodbari Nasim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: According to genome wide association studies, SLC30A8 is among the loci containing SNPs associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. This gene encodes an islet zinc transporter (ZnT8). OBJECTIVE: To provide new information on the association of the SNP rs11558471 in SLC30A8 gene with IL-17 levels and insulin resistance in an Iranian population with T2D. METHODS: A total of 133 patients with T2D and 128...
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