Association between the TCF7L2 rs12255372 (G/T) gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Association between the TCF7L2 rs12255372 (G/T) gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Abstract BackgroundTo study the relationship between the rs12255372 (G/T) polymorphism of the transcription factor 7‐like 2 (TCF7L2) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a Cameroonian population. MethodsThis case–control study included 60 T2DM patients and 60 healthy normoglycemic controls, all un...

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Main Authors: Dieudonne Nanfa, Eugene Sobngwi, Barbara Atogho‐Tiedeu, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Olivier Sontsa Donfack, Edith Pascale Mato Mofo, Magellan Guewo‐Fokeng, Aurelie Nguimmo Metsadjio, Elvis Ndonwi Ngwa, Priscille Pokam Fosso, Eric Djahmeni, Rosine Djokam‐Dadjeu, Marie‐Solange Evehe, Folefac Aminkeng, Wilfred F Mbacham, Jean Claude Mbanya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes
Genetic association
Transcription factor 7‐like 2 (TCF7L2)
Sub‐Saharan Africa
Cameroon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-015-0058-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-015-0058-1

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