A gene conferring susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in conjunction with obesity is located on chromosome 18p11

Diabetes

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 675-680

  Parker, A ^a   Meyer, J ^a   Lewitzky, S ^a   Rennich, J S ^a   Chan, G ^a   Thomas, J D ^a   Orho Melander, M ^a   Lehtovirta, M ^a   Forsblom, C ^a   Hyrkko A ^a   Carlsson, M ^a   Lindgren, C ^a   Groop, L C ^a  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 18P; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0035120347     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.3.675     Document Type: Article

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