Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Transcription factor 7 like-2 (TCF7L2) gene variants (rs12255372 and rs7903146) have been consistently shown to raise genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of these variants in the development of dysglycemia (T2D or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS).Patients and methods: The study population consisted of 228 patients with MS who were...