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Transferability of type 2 diabetes implicated loci in multi-ethnic cohorts from Southeast Asia.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Sim Xueling, Ong Rick Twee-Hee, Suo Chen, Tay Wan-Ting, Liu Jianjun, Ng Daniel Peng-Keat, Boehnke Michael, Chia Kee-Seng, Wong Tien-Yin, Seielstad Mark, Teo Yik-Ying, Tai E-Shyong
Abstract excerpt
Recent large genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple loci which harbor genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), many of which encode proteins not previously suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis of T2D. Most GWAS for T2D have focused on populations of European descent, and GWAS conducted in other populations with different ancestry offer a unique opportunity...
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