Association of the polymorphism with adult height and type 2 diabetes in a Saudi Arabian population from Jazan Province: A case-control study.

Objectives: This study investigated the association of the GHRd3 polymorphism with height and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This case-control study included a total of 284 participants, divided into healthy controls (n = 142) and patients with T2DM (n = 142), recruited from Jazan University Hospital, southwest of Saudi Arabia in the period between January to September 2022. The GHRd3 polymorphism was genotyped using multiplex PCR.