TCF7L2 gene is associated with type 2 diabetes in Polish population

Diabetologia Doswiadczalna i Kliniczna

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-111

  Moczulski, Dariusz ^a,c   Gawlik, Barbara ^b   August, Ryszard ^b   Strojek, Krzysztof ^b   Grzeszczak, Władysław ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c Department of Internal Medicine Nephrology and Dialysis ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition; TCF7L2 gene; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TCF7L2 GENE;

EID: 34447540223     PISSN: 16433165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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