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Review
. 2014 Sep 19;452(2):213-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.08.012. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Kazuo Hara  1 , Nobuhiro Shojima  1 , Jun Hosoe  1 , Takashi Kadowaki  2
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Genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Kazuo Hara et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. .

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over 70 loci associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Most genetic variants associated with T2D are common variants with modest effects on T2D and are shared with major ancestry groups. To what extent the genetic component of T2D can be explained by common variants relies upon the shape of the genetic architecture of T2D. Fine mapping utilizing populations with different patterns of linkage disequilibrium and functional annotation derived from experiments in relevant tissues are mandatory to track down causal variants responsible for the pathogenesis of T2D.

Keywords: Genome-wide association studies; Linkage disequilibrium; Risk allele frequency; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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