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Genome-wide association study identifying novel variant for fasting insulin and allelic heterogeneity in known glycemic loci in Chilean adolescents: The Santiago Longitudinal Study.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Jul 2021
Buchanan Victoria L, Wang Yujie, Blanco Estela, Graff Mariaelisa, Albala Cecilia, Burrows Raquel, Santos José L, Angel Bárbara, Lozoff Betsy, Voruganti Venkata Saroja, Guo Xiuqing, Taylor Kent D, Chen Yii-Der Ida, Yao Jie, Tan Jingyi, Downie Carolina, Highland Heather M, Justice Anne E, Gahagan Sheila, North Kari E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic underpinnings of glycemic traits have been understudied in adolescent and Hispanic/Latino (H/L) populations in comparison to adults and populations of European ancestry. OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic factors underlying glycemic traits in an adolescent H/L population. METHODS: We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of fasting glucose (FG) and fasting insulin (FI) in H/L...
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