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Comprehensive association study of type 2 diabetes and related quantitative traits with 222 candidate genes.
Diabetes - 1 Nov 2008
Gaulton Kyle J, Willer Cristen J, Li Yun, Scott Laura J, Conneely Karen N, Jackson Anne U, Duren William L, Chines Peter S, Narisu Narisu, Bonnycastle Lori L, Luo Jingchun, Tong Maurine, Sprau Andrew G, Pugh Elizabeth W, Doheny Kimberly F, Valle Timo T, Abecasis Gonçalo R, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Bergman Richard N, Collins Francis S, Boehnke Michael, Mohlke Karen L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes is a common complex disorder with environmental and genetic components. We used a candidate gene-based approach to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants in 222 candidate genes that influence susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a case-control study of 1,161 type 2 diabetic subjects and 1,174 control Finns who are normal glucose tolerant, we...
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