Novel epigenetic determinants of type 2 diabetes in Mexican-American families

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 5330-5344

  Kulkarni, Hemant ^a   Kos, Mark Z ^a   Neary, Jennifer ^b   Dyer, Thomas D ^a   Kent, Jack W ^b   Göring, Harald H H ^a   Cole, Shelley A ^b   Comuzzie, Anthony G ^b   Almasy, Laura ^a   Mahaney, Michael C ^a   Curran, Joanne E ^a   Blangero, John ^a   Carless, Melanie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER G1; PROTEIN; SAMD12 PROTEIN; THIOREDOXIN INTERACTING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; CHROMOSOMAL MAPPING; CPG ISLAND; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; INHERITANCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEXAS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CPG ISLANDS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940657237     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv232     Document Type: Article

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