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In search of susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes in West Africa: the design and results of the first phase of the AADM study.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2001
Rotimi C N, Dunston G M, Berg K, Akinsete O, Amoah A, Owusu S, Acheampong J, Boateng K, Oli J, Okafor G, Onyenekwe B, Osotimehin B, Abbiyesuku F, Johnson T, Fasanmade O, Furbert-Harris P, Kittles R, Vekich M, Adegoke O, Bonney G, Collins F
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to map type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in West African ancestral populations of African-Americans, through an international collaboration between West African and US investigators. DESIGN AND METHODS: Affected sib-pairs (ASP) along with unaffected spouse controls are being enrolled and examined in West Africa, with two sites established in Ghana (Accra and Kumasi) and...
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