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SUBMITTER: Tang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855940 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tang Shanshan S Zhang Rong R Yu Weihui W Jiang Feng F Wang Jie J Chen Miao M Peng Danfeng D Yan Jing J Bao Yuqian Y Jia Weiping W
BioMed research international 20131118
BMP4 is one of the transforming growth factor- β superfamily, which can participate in adipogenesis. Gene encoding BMP4 is acknowledged as a convincing candidate that may contribute to both glucose and lipid metabolism. In this paper, we aimed to test the impacts of BMP4 variants on type 2 diabetes in a large sample of Chinese population. We genotyped 10 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms within the BMP4 region in 6822 participants and acquired detailed clinical investigations and biochemis ...[more]