Article
Mapping genes for NIDDM. Design of the Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Genetics (FUSION) Study.
Diabetes care - 1 Jun 1998
Valle T, Tuomilehto J, Bergman R N, Ghosh S, Hauser E R, Eriksson J, Nylund S J, Kohtamäki K, Toivanen L, Vidgren G, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Ehnholm C, Blaschak J, Langefeld C D, Watanabe R M, Magnuson V, Ally D S, Hagopian W A, Ross E, Buchanan T A, Collins F, Boehnke M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To map and identify susceptibility genes for NIDDM and for the intermediate quantitative traits associated with NIDDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We describe the methodology and sample of the Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Genetics (FUSION) study. The whole genome searc...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Blood Glucose
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Finland
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Insulin
- International Cooperation