Large-scale studies of the functional K variant of the butyrylcholinesterase gene in relation to Type 2 diabetes and insulin secretion

A Johansen, E-M D Nielsen, G Andersen, Y H Hamid, D P Jensen, C Glümer, T Drivsholm, K Borch-Johnsen, T Jørgensen, T Hansen, O Pedersen

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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 languageEnglish
JournalDiabetologia
Volume47
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)1437-41
Number of pages5
ISSN0012-186X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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