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Gene-gene interactions lead to higher risk for development of type 2 diabetes in an Ashkenazi Jewish population.
PloS one - 26 Mar 2010
Neuman Rosalind J, Wasson Jon, Atzmon Gil, Wainstein Julio, Yerushalmi Yair, Cohen Joseph, Barzilai Nir, Blech Ilana, Glaser Benjamin, Permutt M Alan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence has accumulated that multiple genetic and environmental factors play important roles in determining susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although variants from candidate genes have become prime targets for genetic analysis, few studies have considered their interplay. Our goal was to evaluate interactions among SNPs within genes frequently identified as associated with T2D....
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