UCP2 and UCP3 variants and gene-environment interaction associated with prediabetes and T2DM in a rural population: a case control study in China

• Main Authors: Meifang Su (Author), Xiaoying Chen (Author), Yue Chen (Author), Congyun Wang (Author), Songtao Li (Author), Xuhua Ying (Author), Tian Xiao (Author), Na Wang (Author), Qingwu Jiang (Author), Chaowei Fu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background There are disparities for the association between uncoupling proteins (UCP) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The study was to examine the associations of genetic variants of UCP2 and UCP3 with prediabetes and T2DM in a rural Chinese population. Methods A population-based case-control...