Increased prevalence of VNTR III of the insulin gene in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Litou, Hariklia ^a   Anastasiou, Eleni ^b   Thalassinou, Louminitsa ^a   Sarika, Helen Leda ^b   Philippou, George ^b   Alevizaki, Maria ^a  

^a Evgenidion Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beta cell; Gene polymorphism; Gestational diabetes mellitus; INS VNTR; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VNTR III GENE;

ADULT; ALLELES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33947123049     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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