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Association of insulin resistance and leptin receptor gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA - 1 Apr 2021
Adiga Usha, Banawalikar Nandit, Mayur Sriprajna, Bansal Radhika, Ameera Nafeesath, Rao Sudhindra
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that is characterized by impaired glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the pattern of leptin receptor gene polymorphism Gln223Arg in T2DM and to identify its association with the serum leptin and insulin levels as well as with insulin resistance in diabetes. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study,...
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