Loci for insulin processing and secretion provide insight into type 2 diabetes risk

Broadaway et  al. describe a genome-wide association meta-analysis in which they identify 36 proinsulin signals. Identification and integration of the proinsulin signals with glycemic traits, expression data in trait-relevant tissues, and functional follow-up provide hypotheses about potential mechanistic pathw ays for T2D loci.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Article Source Type: research