Article
Replication study for the association of a single-nucleotide polymorphism, rs3746876, within KCNJ15, with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in a Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2013
Fukuda Hisashi, Imamura Minako, Tanaka Yasushi, Iwata Minoru, Hirose Hiroshi, Kaku Kohei, Maegawa Hiroshi, Watada Hirotaka, Tobe Kazuyuki, Kashiwagi Atsunori, Kawamori Ryuzo, Maeda Shiro
Abstract excerpt
By an association mapping for the candidate locus in chromosome 21q, rs3746876 within KCNJ15 was shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes in Japanese populations. However, the association of rs3746876 with type 2 diabetes has not been validated in an independent cohort. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the association of rs3746876 with type 2 diabetes in an independent larger Japanese sample. We...
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