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Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes.
Nat. Genet. 44, 981-990 (2012)
To extend understanding of the genetic architecture and molecular basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D), we conducted a meta-analysis of genetic variants on the Metabochip, including 34,840 cases and 114,981 controls, overwhelmingly of European descent. We identified ten previously unreported T2D susceptibility loci, including two showing sex-differentiated association. Genomewide analyses of these data are consistent with a long tail of additional common variant loci explaining much of the variation in susceptibility to T2D. Exploration of the enlarged set of susceptibility loci implicates several processes, including CREBBP-related transcription, adipocytokine signaling and cell cycle regulation, in diabetes pathogenesis.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Genome-Wide Association; Susceptibility Loci; Insulin-Resistance; Common Variants; Metaanalysis; Risk; Expression; Snps; Map; Individuals
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1061-4036
e-ISSN
1546-1718
Journal
Nature Genetics
Quellenangaben
Volume: 44,
Issue: 9,
Pages: 981-990
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place
New York, NY
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Research Unit Molecular Epidemiology (AME)
Institute of Genetic Epidemiology (IGE)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
German Center for Diabetes Reseach (DZD)
Institute of Genetic Epidemiology (IGE)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
German Center for Diabetes Reseach (DZD)