Open AccessPolymorphisms Identified through Genome-Wide Association Studies and Their Associations with Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese, Malays, and Asian-Indians in Singapore
Author(s) -
Jonathan T. Tan,
Daniel P. K. Ng,
Siti Nurbaya,
Sandra Ye,
Xiu Li Lim,
Helen Leong,
Lin Tze Seet,
Wei Fong Siew,
Winston Kon,
Tien Yin Wong,
SeangMei Saw,
Tin Aung,
Kee Seng Chia,
Jeannette Lee,
Suok Kai Chew,
Mark Seielstad,
E Shyong Tai
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-0688
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , odds ratio , genome wide association study , genetics , context (archaeology) , biology , medicine , genotype , gene , paleontology
Novel type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) susceptibility loci, identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have been replicated in many European and Japanese populations. However, the association in other East Asian populations is less well characterized.
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