Combining information from common type 2 diabetes risk polymorphisms improves disease prediction.

<h4>Background</h4>A limited number of studies have assessed the risk of common diseases when combining information from several predisposing polymorphisms. In most cases, individual polymorphisms only moderately increase risk (approximately 20%), and they are thought to be unhelpful in...

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Main Authors: Michael N Weedon, Mark I McCarthy, Graham Hitman, Mark Walker, Christopher J Groves, Eleftheria Zeggini, N William Rayner, Beverley Shields, Katharine R Owen, Andrew T Hattersley, Timothy M Frayling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030374