KCNJ11 variants and their effect on the association between serum potassium and diabetes risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohorts.

BACKGROUND:In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohorts, serum potassium (K) is an independent predictor of diabetes risk, particularly among African-American participants. Experimental studies show that serum K levels affects insulin secretion. The K...

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Main Authors: Ranee Chatterjee, Clemontina A Davenport, Laura M Raffield, Nisa Maruthur, Leslie Lange, Elizabeth Selvin, Kenneth Butler, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, James G Wilson, Adolfo Correa, David Edelman, Elizabeth Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6118367?pdf=render