The impact of global and local Polynesian genetic ancestry on complex traits in Native Hawaiians

In conclusion, we showed that Polynesian ancestry, which likely capture both genetic and lifestyle risk factors, is associated with an increased risk of obesity, Type-2 diabetes, and heart failure, and that larger cohorts of Polynesian ancestry individuals will be needed to replicate the putative association on chr6 with T2D.
Source: PLoS Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Source Type: research