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The relationship between polymorphism of insulin-like growth factor I gene and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in Uygur population, Xinjiang, China.
Genes & genomics - 1 Apr 2022
Wang Tingting, Maimaitituersun Gulixiati, Shi Haonan, Chen Cheng, Ma Qi, Su Yinxia, Yao Hua, Zhu Jia
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) susceptibility varies among different populations and is affected by gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 gene, which has many SNP loci, is involved in T2DM pathogenesis. However, the relationship of IGF-1 gene polymorphism with T2DM in Uyghur population is less studied. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between T2DM...
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