RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Gater, Laura
T1 Three Common Genetic Variants Predict Type 2 Diabetes
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2006
FD SAGE Publications
VO 6
IS 2
SP 11
OP 11
DO 10.1177/155989770600600203
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/2/11.abstract
AB Prospective studies of genetic risk for disease are difficult to conduct but can yield unique information on the risk of developing a chronic disease. A group from Sweden undertook a very ambitious project: to prospectively follow over 7,000 adults in order to explore genetic predictors of the development of type 2 diabetes. This article presents data from this group of patients who have been followed for 22 years.