Association of G-protein beta-3 subunit gene (GNB3) T825 allele with type II diabetes

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-88

  Kiani, Jawad G ^a   Saeed, Mohammad ^b   Parvez, S Hassan ^c   Frossard, Philippe M ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

G protein 3 subunit gene; Genetics; NIDDM; Polymerase chain reaction; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN BETA3 SUBUNIT; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 18744382822     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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