n South African Medical Journal - Insulin receptor substrate-1 Gly972Arg variant and type 2 diabetes mellitus : correspondence

Abstract

In their article, Vergotine et al. concluded that 'the Gly972Arg variant may not aid diabetes risk evaluation in this setting'. In fact, the insulin receptor substrate-1 Gly972Arg variant is widely studied in terms of its relationship to diabetes mellitus. Different observations have been made in different settings.