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Type 2 diabetes risk allele near CENTD2 is associated with decreased glucose-stimulated insulin release.
Diabetologia - 1 May 2011
Nielsen T, Sparsø T, Grarup N, Jørgensen T, Pisinger C, Witte D R, Hansen T, Pedersen O
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: By combining multiple genome-wide association (GWA) studies and comprehensive replication efforts, 12 novel type 2 diabetes associated loci have recently been discovered. Here we evaluate the effect of lead variants of these loci on estimates of insulin release and insulin resistance derived from an oral glucose tolerance test. METHODS: We examined 12 lead variants in or near HMGA2, CENTD2 (also...
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