Variations in the vitamin D-binding protein (Gc locus) are associated with oral glucose tolerance in nondiabetic Pima Indians

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2993-2996

  Baier, Leslie J ^a,b   Dobberfuhl, Angela M ^a   Pratley, Richard E ^a   Hanson, Robert L ^a   Bogardus, Clifton ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031757590     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.8.5043     Document Type: Article

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