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Genome-wide association with diabetes-related traits in the Framingham Heart Study.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Sept 2007
Meigs James B, Manning Alisa K, Fox Caroline S, Florez Jose C, Liu Chunyu, Cupples L Adrienne, Dupuis Josée
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be conferred by genetic variants having modest effects on risk. Genome-wide fixed marker arrays offer a novel approach to detect these variants. METHODS: We used the Affymetrix 100K SNP array in 1,087 Framingham Offspring Study family members to examine genetic associations with three diabetes-related quantitative glucose traits (fasting plasma glucose (FPG),...
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