| Title |
Common polymorphism near the MC4R gene is associated with type 2 diabetes: data from a meta-analysis of 123,373 individuals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Diabetologia, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00125-012-2655-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
B. Xi, F. Takeuchi, G. R. Chandak, N. Kato, H. W. Pan, AGEN-T2D Consortium, D. H. Zhou, H. Y. Pan, J. Mi |
| Abstract |
Genome-wide association studies have shown that variants near the melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) (rs17782313 and rs12970134) are associated with risk of obesity in Europeans. As obesity is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, many studies have investigated the association between polymorphisms near the MC4R gene and type 2 diabetes risk across different ethnic populations, with inconsistent results. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association of variants near MC4R with type 2 diabetes risk. |
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