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TCF7L2 variant genotypes and type 2 diabetes risk in Brazil: significant association, but not a significant tool for risk stratification in the general population

BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of the TCF7L2 gene are strongly associated with large increments in type 2 diabetes risk in different populations worldwide. In this study, we aimed to confirm the effect of the TCF7L2 polymorphism rs7903146 on diabetes risk in a Brazilian population and to assess t...

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Autores principales: Marquezine, GF, Pereira, AC, Sousa, AGP, Mill, JG, Hueb, WA, Krieger, JE
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-9-106