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Sulwon Lecture 2009: The Search for Genetic Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
1 Jan 2011
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is caused by complex interplay between multiple genetic and environmental factors. The three major approaches used to identify the genetic susceptibility include candidate gene approach, familial linkage analysis and genome- wide association analysis. Recent advance in genome-wide association studies have greatly improved our understanding of the pathophysiology of T2DM. As of the...
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