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Trans-ethnic fine mapping identifies a novel independent locus at the 3' end of CDKAL1 and novel variants of several susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in a Han Chinese population.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2013
Kuo Jane Z, Sheu Wayne Huey-Herng, Assimes Themistocles L, Hung Yi-Jen, Absher Devin, Chiu Yen-Feng, Mak Jordan, Wang Jun-Sing, Kwon Soonil, Hsu Chih-Cheng, Goodarzi Mark O, Lee I-Te, Knowles Joshua W, Miller Brittany E, Lee Wen-Jane, Juang Jyh-Ming J, Wang Tzung-Dau, Guo Xiuqing, Taylor Kent D, Chuang Lee-Ming, Hsiung Chao A, Quertermous Thomas, Rotter Jerome I, Chen Yii-Der I
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have identified ∼60 susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes. A majority of these loci have been discovered and tested only in European populations. The aim of this study was to assess the presence and extent of trans-ethnic effects of these loci in an East Asian population. METHODS: A total of 9,335 unrelated Chinese Han individuals, including...
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