Obesity and Diabetes

Studies conducted at Q. Qi et al on obesity and diabetes recently published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 25th, 2009

According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "The GCKR rs780094 and GCK rs1799884 polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with dyslipidaemia and type 2 diabetes in white Europeans. The aim of this study was to replicate these associations in Han Chinese individuals and to identify the potential mechanisms underlying these associations."

"The single nucleotide polymorphisms rs780094 and rs1799884 were genotyped in a population-based sample of Han Chinese individuals (n = 3,210) and tested for association with risk of type 2 diabetes and related phenotypes. The GCKR rs780094 A allele was marginally associated with reduced risk of type...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-05-25)

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