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ea0056p338 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2018

Transcription Factor 7 Like2 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a cohort of Egyptian diabetic patients, a pilot study

Mandour Iman , Darwish Rania , Salam Randa , Naguib Merva , El-Sayegh Sarah

Purpose: Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variants are known risk factors of type 2 diabetes (T2DM).However; this association is not consistent among different populations. The current study aimed at investigating the relationship between rs 7903146, rs 12255372 variants of TCF7L2 and susceptibility to T2DM.Patients and methods: This case control study included 60 diabetic patients and 60 matched unrelated healthy controls. Genoty...