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The common PPARgamma Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 2000
Altshuler D, Hirschhorn J N, Klannemark M, Lindgren C M, Vohl M C, Nemesh J, Lane C R, Schaffner S F, Bolk S, Brewer C, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson T J, Daly M, Groop L, Lander E S
Abstract excerpt
Genetic association studies are viewed as problematic and plagued by irreproducibility. Many associations have been reported for type 2 diabetes, but none have been confirmed in multiple samples and with comprehensive controls. We evaluated 16 published genetic associations to type 2 diabetes and related sub-phenotypes using a family-based design to control for population stratification, and replication samples...
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