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A single nucleotide polymorphism in BCAT1 gene is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 21 Dec 2021
Alfaqih Mahmoud A, Abu-Khdair Zaina E, Khabour Omar, Kheirallah Khalid A, Khanfar Mariam
Abstract excerpt
The level of circulatory branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) is often increased in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Catabolism of BCAAs involves a transamination reaction mediated by the branched chain amino acid aminotransferase (BCAT1) enzyme. Differences in the level of BCAT1 were found to be linked with hypertension, obesity, and cancer. Herein, using a case control design, we tested the association of...
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