Replication of TCF7l2 rs7903146 association with type 2 diabetes in an Iranian population

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-451

  Amoli, Mahsa M ^a   Amiri, Parvin ^a   Tavakkoly Bazzaz, Javad ^a   Charmchi, Elham ^a   Hafeziyeh, Jila ^a   Keramatipour, Mohammad ^b   Abiri, Maryam ^b   Ranjbar, Shirin Hasani ^a   Larijani, Bagher ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gene; Polymorphism; T2DM; TCF7l2

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETOGENESIS; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 77957316535     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010005000056     Document Type: Article

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