ADMIXTURE MAPPING AND SUBSEQUENT FINEMAPPING SUGGESTS NOVEL LOCI FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES IN AFRICAN AMERICANS
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disease that disproportionately affects African Americans. Obesity is a major risk factor for T2D, and it is postulated that chronic inflammation possibly stemming from adipose tissue macrophages and T cells plays a key role. Genome-wide association studi...
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VANDERBILT
2012
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12212012-102703/ |