Role of the mitochondrial m.16189T > C variant in type 2 diabetes mellitus in southern Brazil

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-206

  Crispim, D ^a   Fagundes, N J R ^a,b   Canani, L H ^c   Gross, J L ^c   Tschiedel, B ^d   Roisenberg, I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d Grupo Hospitalar Conceicao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caucasian Brazilians; Insulin resistance; m.16189T > C variant; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE;

BRAZIL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33751098063     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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