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GC gene polymorphisms found with type 2 diabetes and low vitamin D status among rural Chinese in Henan province.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2022
Feng Mingming, Zhang Dongdong, Liu Yiming, Zhao Tong, Huang Haoyue, Zhang Luoya, Li Xing, Li Wenjie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D may be involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Group-specific component (GC) gene is the most important transporter of vitamin D and plays a regulatory role in vitamin D metabolism. We aimed to evaluate the association of GC gene polymorphisms with T2D susceptibility and vitamin D status in the Chinese rural population....
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