A WFS1 Haplotype Consisting of the Minor Alleles of rs752854, rs10010131, and rs734312 Shows a Protective Role Against Type 2 Diabetes in Russian Patients
Author(s) -
Dimitry A. Chistiakov,
Dmitry Khodyrev,
С. А. Сметанина,
Лариса Николаевна Бельчикова,
Л. А. Суплотова,
В. В. Носиков
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2010.7.285
Subject(s) - wolfram syndrome , medicine , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , haplotype , endocrinology , insulin resistance , allele , minor allele frequency , population , insulin , pathogenesis , body mass index , biology , allele frequency , genetics , gene , environmental health
Rare variants of the WFS1 gene encoding wolframin cause Wolfram syndrome, a monogenic disease associated with diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness. In contrast, common variants of WFS1 showed association with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in numerous Caucasian populations.
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