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No association between a common type 2 diabetes risk gene variant in the melatonin receptor gene (MTNR1B) and mortality among type 2 diabetes patients.
Journal of pineal research - 1 Mar 2022
Xue Pei, Tan Xiao, Wu Jiafei, Tang Xiangdong, Benedict Christian
Abstract excerpt
The minor G risk allele in the common melatonin receptor gene (MTNR1B, rs10830963) has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore, activating the melatonin receptor 1B through melatonin has been shown to promote cell proliferation, which could be hypothesized to increase cancer risk. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are common...
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