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Association of genetic Loci with glucose levels in childhood and adolescence: a meta-analysis of over 6,000 children.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2011
Barker Adam, Sharp Stephen J, Timpson Nicholas J, Bouatia-Naji Nabila, Warrington Nicole M, Kanoni Stavroula, Beilin Lawrence J, Brage Soren, Deloukas Panos, Evans David M, Grontved Anders, Hassanali Neelam, Lawlor Deborah A, Lecoeur Cecile, Loos Ruth J F, Lye Stephen J, McCarthy Mark I, Mori Trevor A, Ndiaye Ndeye Coumba, Newnham John P, Ntalla Ioanna, Pennell Craig E, St Pourcain Beate, Prokopenko Inga, Ring Susan M, Sattar Naveed, Visvikis-Siest Sophie, Dedoussis George V, Palmer Lyle J, Froguel Philippe, Smith George Davey, Ekelund Ulf, Wareham Nicholas J, Langenberg Claudia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether associations of common genetic variants recently identified for fasting glucose or insulin levels in nondiabetic adults are detectable in healthy children and adolescents. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with fasting glucose were genotyped in six studies of children and adolescents of European origin, including over...
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