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Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

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The MAGIC investigators, Voight, Benjamin F, The GIANT Consortium, Scott, Laura J, Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur, Morris, Andrew P, Dina, Christian, Welch, Ryan P +152 more·2010·Nature Genetics

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By combining genome-wide association data from 8,130 individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 38,987 controls of European descent and following up previously unidentified meta-analysis signals in a further 34,412 cases and 59,925 controls, we identified 12 new T2D association signals with combined P<5x10(-8). These include a second independent signal at the KCNQ1 locus; the first report, to our knowledge, of an X-chromosomal association (near DUSP9); and a further instance of overlap between loci implicated in monogenic and multifactorial forms of diabetes (at HNF1A). The identified loci affect both beta-cell function and insulin action, and, overall, T2D association signals show evidence of enrichment for genes involved in cell cycle regulation. We also show that a high proportion of T2D susceptibility loci harbor independent association signals influencing apparently unrelated complex traits.

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  • Over 60 genetic loci have been convincingly associated with T2D.

    “At the time of writing, over 60 genetic loci have been convincingly associated with T2D”

    From β-Cell Failure in Type 2 Diabetes: Postulated Mechanisms and Prospects for Prevention and Treatment (2014) · cites this paper as [8]

    The Discussion states that the number of confirmed T2D loci stood at 38 when the source paper was written, not over 60. The paper cannot establish a later count at the citing document’s time of writing. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The great majority of T2D-associated genetic loci are involved in β-cell biology.

    “the great majority in some way involved in β-cell biology, underscoring the importance of β-cell dysfunction in T2D pathogenesis ( 8 , 9 ).”

    From β-Cell Failure in Type 2 Diabetes: Postulated Mechanisms and Prospects for Prevention and Treatment (2014) · cites this paper as [8]

    In Results, under “Understanding the biology of T2D-susceptibility loci” (page not provided), the paper says common T2D risk alleles more often act through beta-cell dysfunction. That supports the emphasis on beta-cell biology, but not the stronger claim that the great majority of loci are involved: the paper identifies loci primarily affecting insulin action and says the mechanisms at other loci remain unclear. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • The large-scale impact of large numbers of common variants may be a general feature of human complex traits.

    “Indeed, the large-scale impact of large numbers of common variants may be a general feature of human complex traits 70–77”
  • Hypothesized genetic architectures consisting entirely of rare variants are inconsistent with the data for AD, ASD, BIP, and SCZ (as well as for multiple other complex biomedical diseases).

    “Hypothesized genetic architectures consisting entirely of rare variants are inconsistent with the data for AD, ASD, BIP, and SCZ (as well as for multiple other complex biomedical diseases). 70–77”

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The MAGIC investigators, Voight, B. F., The GIANT Consortium, Scott, L. J., Steinthorsdottir, V., Morris, A. P., Dina, C., Welch, R. P., Zeggini, E., Huth, C., Aulchenko, Y. S., Thorleifsson, G., McCulloch, L. J., Ferreira, T., Grallert, H., Amin, N., Wu, G., Willer, C. J., Raychaudhuri, S., McCarroll, S. A., Langenberg, C., Hofmann, O. M., Dupuis, J., Qi, L., Segrè, A. V., van Hoek, M., Navarro, P., Ardlie, K., Balkau, B., Benediktsson, R., Bennett, A. J., Blagieva, R., Boerwinkle, E., Bonnycastle, L. L., Boström, K. B., Bravenboer, B., Bumpstead, S., Burtt, N. P., Charpentier, G., Chines, P. S., Cornelis, M., Couper, D. J., Crawford, G., Doney, A. S. F., Elliott, K. S., Elliott, A. L., Erdos, M. R., Fox, C. S., Franklin, C. S., Ganser, M., Gieger, C., Grarup, N., Green, T., Griffin, S., Groves, C. J., Guiducci, C., Hadjadj, S., Hassanali, N., Herder, C., Isomaa, B., Jackson, A. U., Johnson, P. R. V., Jørgensen, T., Kao, W. H. L., Klopp, N., Kong, A., Kraft, P., Kuusisto, J., Lauritzen, T., Li, M., Lieverse, A., Lindgren, C. M., Lyssenko, V., Marre, M., Meitinger, T., Midthjell, K., Morken, M. A., Narisu, N., Nilsson, P., Owen, K. R., Payne, F., Perry, J. R. B., Petersen, A.-K., Platou, C., Proença, C., Prokopenko, I., Rathmann, W., Rayner, N. W., Robertson, N. R., Rocheleau, G., Roden, M., Sampson, M. J., Saxena, R., Shields, B. M., Shrader, P., Sigurdsson, G., Sparsø, T., Strassburger, K., Stringham, H. M., Sun, Q., Swift, A. J., Thorand, B., Tichet, J., Tuomi, T., van Dam, R. M., van Haeften, T. W., van Herpt, T., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J. V., Walters, G. B., Weedon, M. N., Wijmenga, C., Witteman, J., Bergman, R. N., Cauchi, S., Collins, F. S., Gloyn, A. L., Gyllensten, U., Hansen, T., Hide, W. A., Hitman, G. A., Hofman, A., Hunter, D. J., Hveem, K., Laakso, M., Mohlke, K. L., Morris, A. D., Palmer, C. N. A., Pramstaller, P. P., Rudan, I., Sijbrands, E., Stein, L. D., Tuomilehto, J., Uitterlinden, A., Walker, M., Wareham, N. J., Watanabe, R. M., Abecasis, G. R., Boehm, B. O., Campbell, H., Daly, M. J., Hattersley, A. T., Hu, F. B., Meigs, J. B., Pankow, J. S., Pedersen, O., Wichmann, H.-E., Barroso, I., Florez, J. C., Frayling, T. M., Groop, L., Sladek, R., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Wilson, J. F., Illig, T., Froguel, P., van Duijn, C. M., Stefansson, K., Altshuler, D., Boehnke, M., & McCarthy, M. I.
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  • Broad Institute (US)
  • deCODE Genetics (Iceland) (IS)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Centre for Human Genetics (GB)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (CA)
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  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Catharina Ziekenhuis (NL)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • Lund University (SE)
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre (CA)
  • National Health Service (GB)
  • National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
  • Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • University of London (GB)
  • Eurac Research (IT)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Wilson, James F
  • Illig, Thomas
  • Froguel, Philippe
  • Altshuler, David
  • Boehnke, Michael
  • McCarthy, Mark I
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Nature Genetics
Published
2010-06-27
Volume
42
Issue
7
Pages
579-589
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
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W2141642891
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1,761
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  • Wellcome Trust (072960, 81696, 083270, 081682, 075491, 064890, 088885, 086596, 077016, 079557, 090532, 076113)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHCS/07/07/008)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, genetic susceptibility loci, beta-cell function, insulin action, cell cycle regulation, KCNQ1, X chromosome, DUSP9, HNF1A, monogenic diabetes, European ancestry, complex traits
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fasting, Humans, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Genome, Human, Gene Dosage, Genetic Heterogeneity, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Gene Expression Profiling, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha, KCNQ1 Potassium Channel, Dual-Specificity Phosphatases, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases, Genome-Wide Association Study

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