Genetics of type 2 diabetes.

Journal article

After several years of uncertain progress, the stage is now set for a transformation in understanding the genetic landscape of type 2 diabetes. Advances in genome informatics, genotyping technology, and statistical methodology, allied to availability of large-scale clinical material, are having a salutary effect on susceptibility gene discovery. The advent of genuinely genome-wide association scans and the prospects for combining genetics with high-throughput genomics are additional sources of optimism for the future.

Authors: McCarthy, M; Zeggini, E

• Journal: Current diabetes reports
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 147-154
• Publication date: 2006-04-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s11892-006-0026-7
• EISSN: 1539-0829
• ISSN: 1534-4827
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Genetic Research; PPAR gamma; Genetic Linkage; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Proteins; Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; Research Design