FTO gene variants are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes in South Asian Indians.

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Published in Diabetologia on November 13, 2008

Authors

C S Yajnik1, C S Janipalli, S Bhaskar, S R Kulkarni, R M Freathy, S Prakash, K R Mani, M N Weedon, S D Kale, J Deshpande, G V Krishnaveni, S R Veena, C H D Fall, M I McCarthy, T M Frayling, A T Hattersley, G R Chandak

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1: Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Rasta Peth, Pune, India.

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