Associations of genetic variants in/near body mass index- associated genes with type 2 diabetes: a systematic meta-analysis



Xi, Bo, Takeuchi, Fumihiko, Meirhaeghe, Aline, Kato, Norihiro, Chambers, John C, Morris, Andrew, Cho, Yoon Shin, Zhang, Weihua, Mohlke, Karen L, Kooner, Jaspal S
et al (show 7 more authors) (2014) Associations of genetic variants in/near body mass index- associated genes with type 2 diabetes: a systematic meta-analysis. Clinical Endocrinology, 81 (5). pp. 702-710.

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Abstract

This meta-analysis indicates that several BMI-associated variants are significantly associated with T2D risk. Some variants increase the T2D risk independent of obesity, while others mediate this risk through obesity.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2015 09:29
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2022 01:27
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2004966