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Sex-specific association between fibroblast growth factor 21 and type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study in Singapore Chinese men and women

BACKGROUND: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) is mainly secreted by liver and has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Some prospective studies have shown a positive association between FGF-21 and diabetes risk. However, no study has examined whether the associatio...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yeli, Koh, Woon-Puay, Yuan, Jian-Min, Pan, An
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29021814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12986-017-0216-0