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Exploring the relationship between vitamin D and leptin hormones in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients from Kuwait.
Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2022
Lari Fatmah, Alabduljaleel Taiba, Mojiminiyi Olusegun, Shehab Dia, Al-Temaimi Rabeah Abbas
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are prevalent in Kuwait. Vitamin D (VD) deficiency and leptin resistance are risk factors for both disorders. A correlation between the two risk factors has been suggested albeit inconsistently reported. Our objective was to determine the effect and association of VD and leptin levels and their related common variants with T2DM. METHODS: This case-control...
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