A variant in KCNQ1 gene predicts metabolic syndrome among northern urban Han Chinese women

A variant in KCNQ1 gene predicts metabolic syndrome among northern urban Han Chinese women

Abstract Background Previous studies have reported that the potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 (KCNQ1) gene is associated with diabetes in both European and Asian population. This study aims to find a predictable single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) to predict the risk of metabolic...

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Main Authors: Yafei Liu, Chunxia Wang, Yafei Chen, Zhongshang Yuan, Tao Yu, Wenchao Zhang, Fang Tang, Jianhua Gu, Qinqin Xu, Xiaotong Chi, Lijie Ding, Fuzhong Xue, Chengqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
KCNQ1
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
Cohort study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-018-0652-3

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