The common PPARγ Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes

David Altshuler; Joel N. Hirschhorn; Mia Klannemark; Cecilia M. Lindgren; Marie‐Claude Vohl; James Nemesh; Charles R. Lane; S. F. Schaffner; Stacey Bolk; Carl G. Brewer; Jaakko Tuomilehto; Daniel Gaudet; Thomas J. Hudson; Mark J. Daly; Per‐Henrik Groop; Eric S. Lander

doi:10.1038/79216

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Type 2 diabetesPopulation stratificationBiologyOdds ratioAlleleDiabetes mellitusPopulationCase-control studyPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorInternal medicineGeneticsPolymorphism (computer science)Allele frequencyEndocrinologyGenotypeSingle-nucleotide polymorphismMedicineReceptorGeneEnvironmental health

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Year: 2000
Type: review
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 76-80
Citations: 1759
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                                    David Altshuler, 
                                
                                    Joel N. Hirschhorn, 
                                
                                    Mia Klannemark
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            The common PPARγ Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 26
                            (1)
                            , 76-80.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/79216
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/79216