An E23K single nucleotide polymorphism in the islet ATP-sensitive potassium channel gene (Kir6.2) contributes as much to the risk of Type II diabetes in Caucasians as the PPARγ Pro12Ala variant (3)

Diabetologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-137

  Love Gregory, L ^a   Wasson, J ^a   Lin, J ^a   Skolnick, G ^a   Suarez, B ^a   Permutt, M A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; JEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS ISLET; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0037280761     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-002-0947-x     Document Type: Letter

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