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Genetic risk assessment of type 2 diabetes-associated polymorphisms in African Americans.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2012
Cooke Jessica N, Ng Maggie C Y, Palmer Nicholette D, An S Sandy, Hester Jessica M, Freedman Barry I, Langefeld Carl D, Bowden Donald W
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OBJECTIVE: Multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) susceptibility have been identified in predominantly European-derived populations. These SNPs have not been extensively investigated for individual and cumulative effects on T2D risk in African Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Seventeen index T2D risk variants were genotyped in 2,652 African American case...
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