Genotype of galectin 2 (LGALS2) is associated with insulin-glucose profile in the British Women's Heart and Health Study

Diabetologia

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-677

  Christensen, M B ^a   Lawlor, D A ^b   Gaunt, T R ^a   Howell, M W ^a   Smith, G Davey ^b   Ebrahim, S ^b   Day, I N M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic epidemiology; Glucose; Insulin; LGALS2; Lymphotoxin

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 2; LYMPHOTOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HLA GENE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALLELES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FASTING; FEMALE; GALECTIN 2; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33644818816     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0145-3     Document Type: Article

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