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Common variants in WFS1 confer risk of type 2 diabetes

  • Manjinder S. Sandhu
  • , Michael N. Weedon
  • , Katherine A. Fawcett
  • , Jon Wasson
  • , Sally L. Debenham
  • , Allan Daly
  • , Hana Lango
  • , Timothy M. Frayling
  • , Rosalind J. Neumann
  • , Richard Sherva
  • , Ilana Blech
  • , Paul D. Pharoah
  • , Colin N.A. Palmer
  • , Charlotte Kimber
  • , Roger Tavendale
  • , Andrew D. Morris
  • , Mark I. McCarthy
  • , Mark Walker
  • , Graham Hitman
  • , Benjamin Glaser
  • M. Alan Permutt, Andrew T. Hattersley, Nicholas J. Wareham, Inês Barroso

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    Abstract

    We studied genes involved in pancreatic β cell function and survival, identifying associations between SNPs in WFS1 and diabetes risk in UK populations that we replicated in an Ashkenazi population and in additional UK studies. In a pooled analysis comprising 9,533 cases and 11,389 controls, SNPs in WFS1 were strongly associated with diabetes risk. Rare mutations in WFS1 cause Wolfram syndrome; using a gene-centric approach, we show that variation in WFS1 also predisposes to common type 2 diabetes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)951-953
    Number of pages3
    JournalNature Genetics
    Volume39
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2007

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Genetics

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