Study of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphism in cirrhotic patients with diabetes

Study of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphism in cirrhotic patients with diabetes

Abstract Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) as chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are at high risk of diabetes type 2 (T2D). Genetic factors are suggested to modulate diabetes development in cirrhotic patients. TCF7L2 gene has been reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes, but the association of...

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Main Authors: Mona Mahmoud Hassouna, Mohammed Sayed Moustafa, Mona Hamdy, Eman Abdelsameea, Mohamed Abbasy, Mary Naguib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
Subjects:
Liver cirrhosis
Chronic hepatitis C
Diabetes mellitus
TCF7L2
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-023-00285-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-023-00285-5

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