No association between insulin gene variation and adult metabolic phenotypes in a large Finnish birth cohort.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Although the variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) minisatellite 5' to the insulin gene is among the most studied polymorphisms in diabetes, the relationships between VNTR variation, diabetes-related traits and predisposition to type 2 diabetes remain unclear. Since inadequate s...
Main Authors: | Bennett, A, Sovio, U, Ruokonen, A, Martikainen, H, Pouta, A, Taponen, S, Hartikainen, A, Franks, S, Peltonen, L, Elliott, P, Järvelin, MR, McCarthy, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2005
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