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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018

Assessment of the Pro12Ala Polymorphism in the PPAR-γ2 Gene among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in a Nigerian Population.

Godwill Azeh Engwa, Friday Nweke Nwalo, Venatus Osita Chiezey, Marian N Unachukwu, Opeolu Oyejide Ojo, Benjamin Ewa Ubi

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Godwill Azeh EngwaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu P.M.B 01014, Nigeria. gengwa@gouni.edu.ng.ORCID 0000-0002-0044-9890
Friday Nweke NwaloDepartment of Biotechnology, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Abakaliki P.M.B. 1010, Nigeria. friday.nwalo@funai.edu.ng.
Venatus Osita ChiezeyDepartment of Microbiology, Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu P.M.B 01014, Nigeria. chiezeyo@yahoo.com.
Marian N UnachukwuDepartment of Microbiology, Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu P.M.B 01014, Nigeria. drunachukwu@yahoo.com.
Opeolu Oyejide OjoDiabetes Research Group, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science, School of Science, Faculty of Science, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, WV1 1LY Wolverhampton, UK. o.o.ojo@uel.ac.uk.
Benjamin Ewa UbiDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki P.M.B 53, Nigeria. ubi.benjamin1@yahoo.com.
Godfrey Okoye University · NGEbonyi State University · NGUniversity of Wolverhampton · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the

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genetic associationlipid profile indicesNigeriaobesityPPAR-γ2 genePro12Ala polymorphismtype 2 diabetes

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PMID29621178
PMCPMC5920443
OpenAlexW2796228676

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