Design of an allele-specific PCR assay to genotype the rs12255372 SNP in a pilot study of association between common TCF7L2 polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in Venezuelans

Design of an allele-specific PCR assay to genotype the rs12255372 SNP in a pilot study of association between common TCF7L2 polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in Venezuelans

Objective The global burden of diabetes mellitus will impact strongly American countries in the coming decades. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial disease and the basis for its genetic susceptibility remains not fully understood. Different population studies have demonstrated that v...

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Main Authors: Yeinmy Moran, Luis Labrador, María Eugenia Camargo, David Fernández, Miguel Angel Chiurillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015-07-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TCF7L2
allele-specific PCR
gene polymorphism
Venezuela
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