Single nucleotide polymorphisms of TCF7L2 are linked to diabetic coronary atherosclerosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Coronary artery disease (CAD) shares common risk factors with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Variations in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene, particularly rs7903146, increase T2DM risk. Potential links between genetic variants of the TCF7L2 locus and coronary at...

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Main Authors: Axel Muendlein, Christoph H Saely, Simone Geller-Rhomberg, Gudrun Sonderegger, Philipp Rein, Thomas Winder, Stefan Beer, Alexander Vonbank, Heinz Drexel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21423583/pdf/?tool=EBI