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Association analysis in african americans of European-derived type 2 diabetes single nucleotide polymorphisms from whole-genome association studies.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2008
Lewis Joshua P, Palmer Nicholette D, Hicks Pamela J, Sale Michele M, Langefeld Carl D, Freedman Barry I, Divers Jasmin, Bowden Donald W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several whole-genome association studies have reported identification of type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in various European-derived study populations. Little investigation of these loci has been reported in other ethnic groups, specifically African Americans. Striking differences exist between these populations, suggesting they may not share identical genetic risk factors. Our objective was to...
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