Article
The population association of glucokinase gene with type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Chinese.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 1995
Xiang K, Wu S, Wang Y, Sun D, Zhang R, Xu J, Huang Q, Karam J H, Bell G I
Abstract excerpt
The association of gluckinase (GCK) gene with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus was investigated in 168 Chinese subjects (85 unrelated type 2 diabetics and 83 non-diabetic controls). The microsatellite polymorphism marker, GCK-5', was amplified with polymerase chain reaction. Four alleles were observed in Chinese population with length varying from 137bp to 143bp and the most common one being the...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genes
- Genotype
- Glucokinase
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
