Role of the type II diabetes-associated gene SLC30A8 in the pancreatic α-cell
The SLC30A8 locus encodes the Zn2+ transporter ZnT8, whose expression is largely restricted to α- and β-cells, endocrine cells of the pancreatic islet. Genome-wide association studies have revealed > 90 loci associated with Type 2 diabetes. The first such study identified a specific single nucleo...
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Imperial College London
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.686313 |