Type 2 Diabetes Risk Allele Loci in the Qatari Population.

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing in the Middle East. However, the genetic risk factors for T2D in the Middle Eastern populations are not known, as the majority of studies of genetic risk for T2D are in Europeans and Asians.All subjects were ≥3 generation Qataris. Cases with T2D...

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Main Authors: Sarah L O'Beirne, Jacqueline Salit, Juan L Rodriguez-Flores, Michelle R Staudt, Charbel Abi Khalil, Khalid A Fakhro, Amal Robay, Monica D Ramstetter, Iman K Al-Azwani, Joel A Malek, Mahmoud Zirie, Amin Jayyousi, Ramin Badii, Ajayeb Al-Nabet Al-Marri, Maria J Chiuchiolo, Alya Al-Shakaki, Omar Chidiac, Maey Gharbiah, Abdulbari Bener, Dora Stadler, Neil R Hackett, Jason G Mezey, Ronald G Crystal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4934876?pdf=render