A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes

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TCF7L2BiologyOdds ratioType 2 diabetesAlleleHeterozygote advantageGeneticsGenotypeInternal medicineGenome-wide association studyConfidence intervalDiabetes mellitusEndocrinologySingle-nucleotide polymorphismGeneMedicine

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 39
Issue: 6
Pages: 770-775
Citations: 1073
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                                    Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir, 
                                
                                    Guðmar Þorleifsson, 
                                
                                    Inga Reynisdóttir
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 39
                            (6)
                            , 770-775.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng2043
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng2043