Variation of the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene predicts impaired fasting glucose in healthy young adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Diabetes Care. 2007 Sep;30(9):2299-301. doi: 10.2337/dc07-0539. Epub 2007 May 31.

Authors

Olli T Raitakari¹, Tapani Rönnemaa, Risto Huupponen, Liisa Viikari, Meng Fan, Jukka Marniemi, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Jorma S A Viikari, Terho Lehtimäki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Turku, Finland. olli.raitakari@utu.fi

PMID: 17540954
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0539

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Blood Glucose / analysis
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
Fasting
Finland
Genotype
Glucose Intolerance / genetics*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Predictive Value of Tests
TCF Transcription Factors / genetics*
Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein

Substances

Blood Glucose
TCF Transcription Factors
TCF7L2 protein, human
Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein