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SUBMITTER: Wu HH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121008 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Hui-Hui HH Liu Nai-Jia NJ Yang Zhen Z Tao Xiao-Ming XM Du Yan-Ping YP Wang Xuan-Chun XC Lu Bin B Zhang Zhao-Yun ZY Hu Ren-Ming RM Wen Jie J
European journal of medical research 20140725
<h4>Background</h4>The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate the contribution of the insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2) to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its interaction with obesity to T2DM susceptibility.<h4>Methods</h4>To clarify whether IGF2BP2 is an independent risk factor for T2DM in Chinese population, we conducted a study with a total of 2,301 Chinese Han subjects, including 1,166 T2DM patients and 1,135 controls, for the genotype of a mos ...[more]