Genome-wide association study and trans-ethnic meta-analysis identify novel susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Asma A Elashi (Author), Salman M Toor (Author), Umm-Kulthum Ismail Umlai (Author), Yasser A Al-Sarraj (Author), Shahrad Taheri (Author), Karsten Suhre (Author), Abdul Badi Abou-Samra (Author), Omar M E Albagha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The genetic basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is under-investigated in the Middle East, despite the rapidly growing disease prevalence. We aimed to define the genetic determinants of T2D in Qatar. Methods Using whole genome sequencing of 11,436 participants (2765 T2D cases and 8671...