The expression of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) in fat and placental tissue from women with gestational diabetes.

Abstract In the present study we showed that the expression of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) mRNA in visceral adipose tissue obtained from 20 women with gestational diabetes was lower than in 18 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance ( p  = 0.02), however after adjusting for BMI values, the difference was not significant.