## Abstract ## Background Although variants in the transcription factor 7βlike 2 (__TCF7L2__) gene are consistently associated with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in Caucasians, data from large populationβbased studies of African Americans are lacking. Moreover, few studies have investigated the e
TCF7L2single nucleotide polymorphisms, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
β Scribed by S. J. Bielinski; J. S. Pankow; A. R. Folsom; K. E. North; E. Boerwinkle
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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