TCF7L2 polymorphisms are associated with type 2 diabetes in Khatri Sikhs from North India: Genetic variation affects lipid levels

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-509

  Sanghera, Dharambi K ^a   Nath, S K ^b   Ortega, L ^a   Gambarelli, M ^a   Kim Howard, X ^b   Singh, J R ^c   Ralhan, S K ^d   Wander, G S ^d   Mehra, N K ^e   Mulvihill, J J ^a   Kamboh, M I ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Hero DMC Heart Institute   (India)

^e ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Khatrisikhs; Polymorphisms; Seru mcholesterol; TCF7L2; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 45149095461     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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