Stratifying type 2 diabetes cases by BMI identifies genetic risk variants in LAMA1 and enrichment for risk variants in lean compared to obese cases.
Common diseases such as type 2 diabetes are phenotypically heterogeneous. Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but patients vary appreciably in body mass index. We hypothesized that the genetic predisposition to the disease may be different in lean (BMI<25 Kg/m²) compared to obese...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22693455/pdf/?tool=EBI |