Animal Models of GWAS-Identified Type 2 Diabetes Genes

More than 65 loci, encoding up to 500 different genes, have been implicated by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) as conferring an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Whilst mouse models have in the past been central to understanding the mech...

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Main Authors: Gabriela da Silva Xavier, Elisa A. Bellomo, James A. McGinty, Paul M. French, Guy A. Rutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/906590