Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ polymorphism (rs1801282) is associated with obesity in Egyptian patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) gene is one of the possible genes linking diabetes mellitus (DM) with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study is to clarify whether PPAR-γ Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with the development of CAD in type 2 diabetic...

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Main Authors: Nehal Salah Hasan, Solaf Ahmed Kamel, Mona Hamed, Eman Awadallah, Amany Hosny Abdel Rahman, Nevine Ibrahim Musa, Ghada Hussein Sayed Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
CAD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687157X17300707