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Identification and functional study of GATA4 gene regulatory variants in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BMC endocrine disorders - 17 Apr 2021
Ding Liangcai, Cai Mengdi, Chen Lu, Yan Han, Lu Shicheng, Pang Shuchao, Yan Bo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a common and complex disease. Dysfunction of pancreatic β cells, which cannot release sufficient insulin, plays a central role in T2D. Genetics plays a critical role in T2D etiology. Transcription factor GATA4 is required for the pancreatic development, and GATA4 gene mutations are implicated in neonatal or childhood-onset diabetes. In this study, we aimed to...
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