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The importance of increasing population diversity in genetic studies of type 2 diabetes and related glycaemic traits.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2021
Barroso Inês
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes has a global prevalence, with epidemiological data suggesting that some populations have a higher risk of developing this disease. However, to date, most genetic studies of type 2 diabetes and related glycaemic traits have been performed in individuals of European ancestry. The same is true for most other complex diseases, largely due to use of 'convenience samples'. Rapid genotyping of large...
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