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Genomewide search for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in four American populations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2000
Ehm M G, Karnoub M C, Sakul H, Gottschalk K, Holt D C, Weber J L, Vaske D, Briley D, Briley L, Kopf J, McMillen P, Nguyen Q, Reisman M, Lai E H, Joslyn G, Shepherd N S, Bell C, Wagner M J, Burns D K
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes is a serious, genetically influenced disease for which no fully effective treatments are available. Identification of biochemical or regulatory pathways involved in the disease syndrome could lead to innovative therapeutic interventions. One way to identify such pathways is the genetic analysis of families with multiple affected members where disease predisposing genes are likely to be...
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