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Lack of association between fat mass and obesity-associated genetic variant (rs8050136) and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Amjad M. Yousuf, Firoz A. Kannu, Talha M. Youssouf, Fatimah N. Alsuhaimi, Abdulaziz M. Aljohani, Fayez H. Alsehli, Omar F. Khabour, Yahya A. Almutawif, Mustafa A. Najim and Hatem A. Mahmood
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 132-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210822

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