Relative contribution of type 1 and type 2 diabetes loci to the genetic etiology of adult-onset, non-insulin-requiring autoimmune diabetes

Abstract Background In adulthood, autoimmune diabetes can present as non-insulin-requiring diabetes, termed as ‘latent autoimmune diabetes in adults’ (LADA). In this study, we investigated established type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) genetic loci in a large cohort of LADA cases to ass...

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Main Authors: Rajashree Mishra, Alessandra Chesi, Diana L. Cousminer, Mohammad I. Hawa, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Kenyaita M. Hodge, Vanessa C. Guy, Hakon Hakonarson, Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study, Didac Mauricio, Nanette C. Schloot, Knud B. Yderstræde, Benjamin F. Voight, Stanley Schwartz, Bernhard O. Boehm, Richard David Leslie, Struan F. A. Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0846-0