Frequency and significance of the novel single nucleotide missense polymorphism Val109Asp in the human gene encoding omentin in Caucasian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>The omental adipose tissue is pathogenetically involved in both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD). Thus, adipokines secreted from omental adipose...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-02-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/3 |