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Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
Diabetes - 1 May 2017
Qi Qibin, Stilp Adrienne M, Sofer Tamar, Moon Jee-Young, Hidalgo Bertha, Szpiro Adam A, Wang Tao, Ng Maggie C Y, Guo Xiuqing, Chen Yii-Der Ida, Taylor Kent D, Aviles-Santa M Larissa, Papanicolaou George, Pankow James S, Schneiderman Neil, Laurie Cathy C, Rotter Jerome I, Kaplan Robert C
Abstract excerpt
Few genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been conducted in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos of diverse backgrounds who are disproportionately affected by diabetes. We conducted a GWAS in 2,499 T2D case subjects and 5,247 control subjects from six Hispanic/Latino background groups in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Our GWAS identified two known loci (TCF7L2...
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