ea0056p335 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2018
Alnaggar Alshaimaa Rezk
, El-salam Randa Fayez Abd
, Rady Normeen Hany
, Ishak Marianne Fathy
, Ammar Soha Hamed
Background: Studies from different parts of the world have given controversial results regarding the association of transcription factor 7like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphism with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic nephropathy (DN). Aim: This study aimed to investigate if TCF7L2 gene polymorphism, rs12255372(G>T) is a risk factor for the development of T2DM and DN in type 2 Egyptian diabetic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted ...