KCNJ11 variants and their effect on the association between serum potassium and diabetes risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohorts.

KCNJ11 variants and their effect on the association between serum potassium and diabetes risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohorts.

BACKGROUND:In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohorts, serum potassium (K) is an independent predictor of diabetes risk, particularly among African-American participants. Experimental studies show that serum K levels affects insulin secretion. The K...

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Main Authors: Ranee Chatterjee, Clemontina A Davenport, Laura M Raffield, Nisa Maruthur, Leslie Lange, Elizabeth Selvin, Kenneth Butler, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, James G Wilson, Adolfo Correa, David Edelman, Elizabeth Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6118367?pdf=render

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