Prioritizing genes for follow-up from genome wide association studies using information on gene expression in tissues relevant for type 2 diabetes mellitus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have emerged as a powerful approach for identifying susceptibility loci associated with polygenetic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, it is still a daunting task to prio...

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Main Authors: Lyssenko Valeriya, Parikh Hemang, Groop Leif C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/72