Gene-gene interactions lead to higher risk for development of type 2 diabetes in an Ashkenazi Jewish population.

Evidence has accumulated that multiple genetic and environmental factors play important roles in determining susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although variants from candidate genes have become prime targets for genetic analysis, few studies have considered their interplay. Our goal was to ev...

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Main Authors: Rosalind J Neuman, Jon Wasson, Gil Atzmon, Julio Wainstein, Yair Yerushalmi, Joseph Cohen, Nir Barzilai, Ilana Blech, Benjamin Glaser, M Alan Permutt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2845632?pdf=render