Hmm - I guess to make sure each paper is properly highlighted, I'll give the second paper its own tweet: https://t.co/ZRfIQRRqSW Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populatio
The gene is G6PD and the SNP is a V98M missense which shortens red blood cell lifetime and confers protection from malaria. Here are two excellent stories highlighting the impact of this variant on under-diagnosis of T2D https://t.co/ZRfIQRRqSW https://
Even GWAS identified common variants for HbA1C nicely bifurcate into erythrocytic and glycemic loci. https://t.co/kzk1XTXvHG https://t.co/qUDqe5ITQY
RT @InesBarroso4: @Eric_Fauman This is another example where we described variant in G6PD that is protective against severe malaria is also…