Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, August 22nd, 2007
"A common polymorphism in this protein, K121Q, is associated with insulin resistance and increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in Caucasian, Afro-Caribbean, and South Asian populations. The goal of this study was to evaluate differences in the prevalence of the ENPP1 121Q variant in the Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic populations in Dallas county and to establish a population-based estimate of gene variant prevalence for future investigations. We also...
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