A common polymorphism in the promoter of the IGF-I gene associates with increased fasting serum triglyceride levels in glucose-tolerant subjects

Eva-Maria D Nielsen, Lars Hansen, Maria Lajer, Kirstine Lynge Andersen, Søren Morgenthaler Echwald, Søren A Urhammer, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine if absence of a common allele in a microsatellite polymorphism in the insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) promoter was associated with type 2 diabetes and alterations in quantitative traits in glucose-tolerant subjects.
Original languageEnglish
JournalClinical Biochemistry
Volume37
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)660-5
Number of pages6
ISSN0009-9120
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Alleles
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Glucose
  • Humans
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Triglycerides

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