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Type 2 diabetes linked FTO gene variant rs8050136 is significantly associated with gravidity in gestational diabetes in a sample of Bangladeshi women: Meta-analysis and case-control study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Amin U S Mahzabin, Rahman Tahia Anan, Hasan Mashfiqul, Tofail Tania, Hasanat Muhammad Abul, Seraj Zeba I, Salimullah Md
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OBJECTIVE: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health concern that has not been extensively studied. Numerous studies have indicated that a variant (rs8050136) of the fat mass-associated gene, FTO, is associated with both GDM and Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM). We conducted a meta-analysis on the association between the FTO single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs8050136 and T2DM, followed by a...
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