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Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variations associated with earlier age-onset of type 2 diabetes in Thai patients

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This work was financially supported by Mahidol University Grant and the project for Higher Education Research Promotion and National Research University Development, Office of the Higher Education Commission. WT was supported by a New Researcher Grant (TRG5280002) from the Thailand Research Fund (TRF). NP was supported by Mahidol university research grant. PY is a TRF-Senior Research Scholar. NC was supported by Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. We thank all patients and control individuals for their participation in this study.

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  1. Department of Immunology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

    WATIP TANGJITTIPOKIN & NALINEE CHONGJAREAN

  2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

    NATTACHET PLENGVIDHYA

  3. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

    MAYUREE HOMSANIT

  4. Division of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

    PA-THAI YENCHITSOMANUS

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[Tangjittipokin W., Chongjarean N., Plengvidhya N., Homsanit M. and Yenchitsomanus P. T. 2012 Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variations associated with earlier age-onset of type 2 diabetes in Thai patients. J. Genet. 91, xx–xx]

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TANGJITTIPOKIN, W., CHONGJAREAN, N., PLENGVIDHYA, N. et al. Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variations associated with earlier age-onset of type 2 diabetes in Thai patients. J Genet 91, 251–255 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-012-0176-0

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