A Protocol for the Study of Polymorphisms and Response to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Trinidad | Zendy

Y Clément | Zendy; Shamjeet Singh | Zendy; Shastri Motilal | Zendy; Rohan G. Maharaj | Zendy; Marcella Nuñez-Smith | Zendy

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A Protocol for the Study of Polymorphisms and Response to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Trinidad

Author(s) -

Y Clément,

Shamjeet Singh,

Shastri Motilal,

Rohan G. Maharaj,

Marcella Nuñez-Smith

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.30.s1.211

Subject(s) - metformin , single nucleotide polymorphism , type 2 diabetes , medicine , glycemic , population , diabetes mellitus , allele frequency , genotype , pharmacogenomics , pharmacogenetics , allele , oncology , pharmacology , insulin , endocrinology , gene , genetics , biology , environmental health

This study will highlight the prevalence of these polymorphisms in our population. Should an association be found between the polymorphisms tested and glycemic control in adherent patients on metformin monotherapy, this will have implications for further research on medication initiation in newly diagnosed patients with diabetes in Trinidad.

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