Normal allele: TT
The fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene polymorphism is associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels in adults.
Polymorphism rs174550 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
20081858 New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk
20886378 Physiologic characterization of type 2 diabetes-related loci
21091714 The genetics of type 2 diabetes: what have we learned from GWAS?
21887289 Glucose-raising genetic variants in MADD and ADCY5 impair conversion of proinsulin to insulin
23073174 From genotype to human β cell phenotype and beyond
25774817 Genetics of type 2 diabetes-pitfalls and possibilities.
27353450 The genetic regulatory signature of type 2 diabetes in human skeletal muscle.
27383215 Type 2 Diabetes Risk Allele Loci in the Qatari Population.
28084440 Common risk variants for colorectal cancer: an evaluation of associations with age at cancer onset.
28359772 GCK, GCKR, FADS1, DGKB/TMEM195 and CDKAL1 Gene Polymorphisms in Women with Gestational Diabetes.
28555039 FADS Gene Polymorphisms, Fatty Acid Desaturase Activities, and HDL-C in Type 2 Diabetes.
28729637 Genetic variants including markers from the exome chip and metabolite traits of type 2 diabetes.
30624587 Inflammatory response to dietary linoleic acid depends on FADS1 genotype.
31299695 Common Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk Variants Improve the Prediction of Gestational Diabetes.