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Association of RETN +299(G>A) polymorphism with type two diabetes mellitus.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 7 Mar 2021
Altawallbeh Ghaith, Khabour Omar F, Alfaqih Mahmoud A, Abboud Muayad M, Gharibeh Mohammad, Mohammed Najeeb A
Abstract excerpt
The global prevalence of type-two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) makes it a disease of public health concern. T2DM is strongly linked with insulin resistance caused by increased levels of visceral fat. Visceral fat secretes several adipocytokines that regulate body metabolism. Resistin is one of these adipocytokines which is encoded by the RETN gene. Herein, we tested the association of the RETN +299(G>A) and -420(C>G)...
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