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The MC4R p.Ile269Asn mutation confers a high risk for type 2 diabetes in the Mexican population via obesity dependent and independent effects.
Scientific reports - 4 Feb 2021
Vázquez-Moreno Miguel, Locia-Morales Daniel, Valladares-Salgado Adan, Sharma Tanmay, Perez-Herrera Aleyda, Gonzalez-Dzib Roxana, Rodríguez-Ruíz Francisco, Wacher-Rodarte Niels, Cruz Miguel, Meyre David
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the association between the loss-of-function mutation MC4R p.Ile269Asn and T2D risk in the Mexican population. We enrolled 6929 adults [3175 T2D cases and 3754 normal glucose tolerant (NGT) controls] and 994 NGT children in the study. Anthropometric data and T2D-related quantitative traits were studied in 994 NGT children and 3754 NGT adults. The MC4R p.Ile269Asn mutation was genotyped using...
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