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The same chromosome 9p21.3 locus is associated with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2011
Cheng Xiang, Shi Lisong, Nie Shaofang, Wang Fan, Li Xiuchun, Xu Chengqi, Wang Pengyun, Yang Baofeng, Li Qingxian, Pan Zhenwei, Li Yue, Xia Hao, Zheng Chenhong, Ke Yuhe, Wu Yanxia, Tang Tingting, Yan Xinxin, Yang Yan, Xia Ni, Yao Rui, Wang Binbin, Ma Xu, Zeng Qiutang, Tu Xin, Liao Yuhua, Wang Qing K
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OBJECTIVE: Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) revealed that a 9p21.3 locus was associated with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we carried out a large-scale case-control study in the GeneID Chinese Han population to 1) further replicate the association of 9p21.3 type 2 diabetes GWAS single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 2) assess the association of these SNPs with coronary artery disease. RESEARCH...
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