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Lack of interaction of beta-cell-function-associated variants with hypertension on change in fasting glucose and diabetes risk: the Framingham Offspring Study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2013
de Miguel-Yanes Jose M, Porneala Bianca, Pencina Michael J, Fox Caroline S, Florez Jose C, Siscovick David S, Dupuis Josée, Meigs James B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test whether pancreatic beta-cell genetic frailty and hypertension (HTN) interact in their associations with change over time in fasting glucose (ΔFG) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: We pooled data from 3471 Framingham Offspring Study participants into six ∼4-year periods (15 852 person-examinations; mean age 52; 54% women). We defined two genetic exposures reflecting...
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