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To extend understanding of the genetic architecture and molecular basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D), we conducted a meta-analysis of genetic variants on the Metabochip, including 34,840 cases and 114,981 controls, overwhelmingly of European descent. We identified ten previously unreported T2D susceptibility loci, including two showing sex-differentiated association. Genome-wide analyses of these data are consistent with a long tail of additional common variant loci explaining much of the variation in susceptibility to T2D. Exploration of the enlarged set of susceptibility loci implicates several processes, including CREBBP-related transcription, adipocytokine signaling and cell cycle regulation, in diabetes pathogenesis.

Original publication

DOI

10.1038/ng.2383

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nat Genet

Publication Date

09/2012

Volume

44

Pages

981 - 990

Keywords

Case-Control Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Genes, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Male, Pakistan, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Sex Factors