UCP2 −866G/A and Ala55Val, and UCP3 −55C/T polymorphisms in association with type 2 diabetes susceptibility: a meta-analysis study

A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between the UCP2 -866G/A, UCP2 Ala55Val and UCP3 -55C/T polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes susceptibility.A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies. The fixed or random effect pooled measure was calculated mainly at the allele level to determine heterogeneity bias among studies. Further analyses were performed that stratified for ethnicity.We examined 17...