Open AccessAssociation between KIR gene polymorphisms and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) susceptibility
Author(s) -
Shulan Liu,
AJuan Zheng,
Li Ding
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000009439
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , meta analysis , publication bias , funnel plot , type 1 diabetes , subgroup analysis , confidence interval , genetics , diabetes mellitus , biology , endocrinology
In summary, this meta-analysis suggested that the KIR2DL1 and 2DS1 polymorphism might be a potential protective factor for T1DM in the specific ethnicity. Further subtle design studies with more sample size are still needed for a definitive conclusion.
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