ANGPTL8/Betatrophin R59W variant is associated with higher glucose level in non-diabetic Arabs living in Kuwaits
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عنوان ژورنال: Lipids in Health and Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1476-511X
DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0195-6