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No evidence for linkage at candidate type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci on chromosomes 12 and 20 in United Kingdom Caucasians.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2000
Frayling T M, McCarthy M I, Walker M, Levy J C, O'Rahilly S, Hitman G A, Rao P V, Bennett A J, Jones E C, Menzel S, Ellard S, Hattersley A T
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Several studies have identified evidence for linkage between type 2 diabetes and the regions on chromosomes 12 and 20 containing the maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) genes, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) and HNF-4alpha. Two studies examining the HNF-1alpha region have demonstrated evidence for linkage at genome-wide levels of significance, whereas four studies examining the HNF-4alpha...
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