Correlation between polymorphism of FTO gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uygur people from northwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To explore the correlation between FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene, which is associated with 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of fat mass and obesity, type 2 diabetes and body mass index (BMI) in the Uygur population in northwest China.

Methods

A total of 849 Uygur patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were selected from the hospitalized patients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, the First People's Hospital of Kashi and the hospitals in the Turpan areas. At the same time, 873 cases of healthy persons who conducted a medical checkup in the physical examination centre of the above hospitals were enrolled as controls. The present investigation used the case-control research method, and physical examination and biochem

SUBMITTER: Xiao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4537960 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature