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Genome-wide association studies in the Japanese population identify seven novel loci for type 2 diabetes.
Nature communications - 28 Jan 2016
Imamura Minako, Takahashi Atsushi, Yamauchi Toshimasa, Hara Kazuo, Yasuda Kazuki, Grarup Niels, Zhao Wei, Wang Xu, Huerta-Chagoya Alicia, Hu Cheng, Moon Sanghoon, Long Jirong, Kwak Soo Heon, Rasheed Asif, Saxena Richa, Ma Ronald C W, Okada Yukinori, Iwata Minoru, Hosoe Jun, Shojima Nobuhiro, Iwasaki Minaka, Fujita Hayato, Suzuki Ken, Danesh John, Jørgensen Torben, Jørgensen Marit E, Witte Daniel R, Brandslund Ivan, Christensen Cramer, Hansen Torben, Mercader Josep M, Flannick Jason, Moreno-Macías Hortensia, Burtt Noël P, Zhang Rong, Kim Young Jin, Zheng Wei, Singh Jai Rup, Tam Claudia H T, Hirose Hiroshi, Maegawa Hiroshi, Ito Chikako, Kaku Kohei, Watada Hirotaka, Tanaka Yasushi, Tobe Kazuyuki, Kawamori Ryuzo, Kubo Michiaki, Cho Yoon Shin, Chan Juliana C N, Sanghera Dharambir, Frossard Philippe, Park Kyong Soo, Shu Xiao-Ou, Kim Bong-Jo, Florez Jose C, Tusié-Luna Teresa, Jia Weiping, Tai E Shyong, Pedersen Oluf, Saleheen Danish, Maeda Shiro, Kadowaki Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 80 susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but most of its heritability still remains to be elucidated. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis of GWAS for T2D in the Japanese population. Combined data from discovery and subsequent validation analyses (23,399 T2D cases and 31,722 controls) identify 7 new loci with genome-wide significance...
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