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SLC30A8 gene polymorphism rs13266634 associated with increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in Jordanian population.
Gene - 5 Feb 2021
Mashal Safaa, Khanfar Mariam, Al-Khalayfa Sawsan, Srour Luma, Mustafa Lina, Hakooz Nancy M, Zayed Ayman A, Khader Yousef S, Azab Bilal
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BACKGROUND: Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs13266634 in the Solute carrier family 30 member 8 (SLC30A8) gene as a risk factor to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nevertheless, other studies reported controversial findings of no significant association between the rs13266634 with T2DM. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association...
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