Quantitative Relationship Between Cumulative Risk Alleles Based on Genome-Wide Association Studies and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Many epidemiological studies have assessed the genetic risk of having undiagnosed or of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) based on findings of genome-wide association studies (GWAS). However, the quantitative association of cumulative ris...

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Main Authors: Satoru Kodama, Kazuya Fujihara, Hajime Ishiguro, Chika Horikawa, Nobumasa Ohara, Yoko Yachi, Shiro Tanaka, Hitoshi Shimano, Kiminori Kato, Osamu Hanyu, Hirohito Sone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/28/1/28_JE20160151/_pdf