MtDNA 16184-16193 poly-C tract does not predispose to type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-243

  Meiloud, G ^a   Kefi, R ^b   Abdelhamid, I ^c   Lasram, K ^b   Samb, A ^d   Abdelhak, S ^b   Houmeida, Ahmed O ^a  

^a Faculte des Sciences et Techniques   (Mauritania)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c Centre Hospitalier National   (Mauritania)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

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EID: 84893394404     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-013-0119-1     Document Type: Letter

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