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ALDH2 rs671 Is Associated With Elevated FPG, Reduced Glucose Clearance and Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Japanese Men.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 18 Aug 2021
Takeno Kageumi, Tamura Yoshifumi, Kakehi Saori, Kaga Hideyoshi, Kawamori Ryuzo, Watada Hirotaka
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CONTEXT: A recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies data from East Asians identified aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) rs671 as a susceptibility variant for type 2 diabetes in males. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between ALDH2 rs671 and metabolic characteristics. METHODS: We studied 94 nonobese, nondiabetic, Japanese men. Using a 2-step hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, we evaluated...
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