Open AccessVariation in TCF7L2 and Increased Risk of Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
Aaron R. Folsom,
James S. Pankow,
James M. Peacock,
Suzette J. Bielinski,
Gerardo Heiss,
Eric Boerwinkle
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc07-2131
Subject(s) - tcf7l2 , medicine , colorectal cancer , single nucleotide polymorphism , oncology , cancer , prostate cancer , lung cancer , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , risk factor , genotype , endocrinology , genetics , biology , gene , physics , optics
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a variation in the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene, which influences diabetes risk, is associated with incidence of cancers.
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