Abstract
Polymorphisms of the butyrylcholinesterase gene (BCHE) are reported to associate with Alzheimer's disease and a recent study found a significant association of the BCHE K variant (G1615A/Ala539Thr) with Type 2 diabetes. The objectives of our study were to examine whether the BCHE K variant is associated with Type 2 diabetes or estimates of pancreatic beta cell function in large-scale populations of glucose-tolerant Caucasians.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Journal | Diabetologia |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 1437-41 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0012-186X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2004 |
Keywords
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Base Sequence
- Blood Glucose
- Butyrylcholinesterase
- DNA Primers
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Insulin
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Reference Values