A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese.

A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese.

To investigate the underlying mechanisms of T2D pathogenesis, we looked for diabetes susceptibility genes that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a Han Chinese population. A two-stage genome-wide association (GWA) study was conducted, in which 995 patients and 894 controls were genotyped...

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Main Authors: Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chi-Fan Yang, Ching-Chu Chen, Lee-Ming Chuang, Chieh-Hsiang Lu, Chwen-Tzuei Chang, Tzu-Yuan Wang, Rong-Hsing Chen, Chiung-Fang Shiu, Yi-Min Liu, Chih-Chun Chang, Pei Chen, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Cathy S J Fann, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Jer-Yuarn Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2824763?pdf=render

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