Genome-wide association studies in the Japanese population identify seven novel loci for type 2 diabetes.

Nat Commun
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Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 80 susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but most of its heritability still remains to be elucidated. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis of GWAS for T2D in the Japanese population. Combined data from discovery and subsequent validation analyses (23,399 T2D cases and 31,722 controls) identify 7 new loci with genome-wide significance (P

Year of Publication
2016
Journal
Nat Commun
Volume
7
Pages
10531
Date Published
2016 Jan 28
ISSN
2041-1723
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DOI
10.1038/ncomms10531
PubMed ID
26818947
PubMed Central ID
PMC4738362
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R01CA64277 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
BC050791 / BC / NCI NIH HHS / United States
R37 CA070867 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
SP/09/002 / British Heart Foundation / United Kingdom
KO1TW006087 / TW / FIC NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK082766 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
R01 CA064277 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
R01 CA124558 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
268834 / European Research Council / International
R37CA070867 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
UL1 RR024975 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
R01DK082766 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
G0800270 / Medical Research Council / United Kingdom
R01CA124558 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
UM1 CA182910 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
K01 TW006087 / TW / FIC NIH HHS / United States