Publications by authors named "Rafael Monteiro de Oliveira"
Type-2 diabetes mellitus and the frequency of the G22A polymorphism of the adenosine deaminase gene in a mixed population in Brazil.
Ana Carolina Bonini Domingos Edi Carlos Iacida Rafael Monteiro de Oliveira Claudia Regina Bonini-Domingos Cinara de Cássia Brandão de Mattos
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
July 2014
Background: Most individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (about 90%) have type 2 disease (T2DM). T2DM is associated with a high genetic predisposition and is characterized by changes in the secretion and action of insulin. There have been reports of increased activity of the adenosine deaminase enzyme in individuals with coronary heart disease and DM.
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