Meta-analysis of genome-wide association study of homeostasis model assessment β cell function and insulin resistance in an East Asian population and the European results.

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Compared with Western populations, Asians develop diabetes at younger ages, at lower degrees of obesity. Because diabetes and the related traits are influenced by the interplay between genetic and environmental factors, it is important to understand the genetic differences between Asian and Western populations. Recently, a large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for beta cell function and...

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