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Amerind ancestry, socioeconomic status and the genetics of type 2 diabetes in a Colombian population.

Abstract:

The "thrifty genotype" hypothesis proposes that the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Native Americans and admixed Latin Americans has a genetic basis and reflects an evolutionary adaptation to a past low calorie/high exercise lifestyle. However, identification of the gene variants underpinning this hypothesis remains elusive. Here we assessed the role of Native American ancestry, socioeconomic status (SES) and 21 candidate gene loci in susceptibility to T2D in a sample of 876 T2D c...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0033570

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Harvard Medical School More from this funder
Universidad de Antioquia More from this funder
National Institutes of Health More from this funder
Colciencias More from this funder
Publisher:
Public Library of Science Publisher's website
Journal:
PloS one Journal website
Volume:
7
Issue:
4
Pages:
e33570
Publication date:
2012-01-01
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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uuid:07a726d8-8f90-45d0-a053-35b8e6f88c32
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pubs:325406
Source identifiers:
325406
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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