Article
A low frequency variant within the GWAS locus of MTNR1B affects fasting glucose concentrations: genetic risk is modulated by obesity.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Nov 2012
Been L F, Hatfield J L, Shankar A, Aston C E, Ralhan S, Wander G S, Mehra N K, Singh J R, Mulvihill J J, Sanghera D K
Abstract excerpt
Two common variants (rs1387153, rs10830963) in MTNR1B have been reported to have independent effects on fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels with increased risk to type 2 diabetes (T2D) in recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS). In this investigation, we report the association of these two variants, and an additional variant (rs1374645) within the GWAS locus of MTNR1B with FBG, 2h glucose, insulin resistance...
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