Genetic polymorphism of glucokinase on the risk of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose regulation: evidence based on 298,468 subjects.

BACKGROUND: Glucokinase (GCK) is the key glucose phosphorylation enzyme which has attracted considerable attention as a candidate gene for type 2 diabetes (T2D) based on its enzyme function as the first rate-limiting step in the glycolysis pathway and regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion....

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Main Authors: Da Fu, Xianling Cong, Yushui Ma, Haidong Cai, Mingxiang Cai, Dan Li, Mingli Lv, Xueyu Yuan, Yinghui Huang, Zhongwei Lv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3575415?pdf=render