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SUBMITTER: Zulfiqar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857018 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zulfiqar Saba S Hussain Fatma F Jamil Amer A Ahmed Nisar N
Pakistan journal of medical sciences 20180101 1
<h4>Objectives</h4>Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an endocrine disease having a significant genetic component. Polymorphisms of many genes may affect hereditary vulnerability of the disease that is characterized by insulin resistance and islet disorder. As the genetic basis of T2DM can vary between ethnic groups, it is important to investigate the genetic link of T2DM in Pakistani populace. This study was aimed to assess the association of receptor for advanced glycation end product (RAGE) g ...[more]