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Replication of Genome-Wide Association Signals in UK Samples Reveals Risk Loci for Type 2 Diabetes

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The molecular mechanisms involved in the development of type 2 diabetes are poorly understood. Starting from genome-wide genotype data for 1924 diabetic cases and 2938 population controls generated by the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, we set out to detect replicated diabetes association signals through analysis of 3757 additional cases and 5346 controls and by integration of our findings with equivalent data from other international consortia. We detected diabetes susceptibility loci in and around the genes CDKAL1 , CDKN2A/CDKN2B , and IGF2BP2 and confirmed the recently described associations at HHEX/IDE and SLC30A8 . Our findings provide insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes, emphasizing the contribution of multiple variants of modest effect. The regions identified underscore the importance of pathways influencing pancreatic beta cell development and function in the etiology of type 2 diabetes.

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    The DGI and FUSION genome-wide association data are comparable enough to the WTCCC and UK replication data to be combined in meta-analysis.

    “integration of data from the WTCCC scan and our own replication studies with similar information generated by the Diabetes Genetics Initiative [DGI] (6) and the Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Genetics [FUSION] (7)”
    “Across all studies, combined evidence for association at CDKAL1 is compelling (p~4.1×10−11).”
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    The replication sets RS1-RS3 are independent of the WTCCC samples and free from population stratification that would bias replication.

    “we attempted replication of selected signals in up to 3,757 additional cases and 5,346 controls (replication sets RS1-RS3).”
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Authors
Zeggini, E., Weedon, M. N., Lindgren, C. M., Frayling, T. M., Elliott, K. S., Lango, H., Timpson, N. J., Perry, J. R. B., Rayner, N. W., Freathy, R. M., Barrett, J. C., Shields, B., Morris, A. P., Ellard, S., Groves, C. J., Harries, L. W., Marchini, J. L., Owen, K. R., Knight, B., Cardon, L. R., Walker, M., Hitman, G. A., Morris, A. D., Doney, A. S. F., McCarthy, M. I., & Hattersley, A. T.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Human Genetics (GB)
  • Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK.
Corresponding author
  • Zeggini, Eleftheria
  • Weedon, Michael N.
  • Lindgren, Cecilia M.
  • Frayling, Timothy M.
  • McCarthy, Mark I.
  • Hattersley, Andrew T.
Venue
Science
Published
2007-06
Volume
316
Issue
5829
Pages
1336-1341
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1944558458
Cited by
2,194
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 66 · 2017: 78 · 2016: 80 · 2015: 108 · 2014: 121 · 2013: 121 · 2012: 159
FWCI
178.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (090532, 518153, 083948)
  • Leverhulme Trust
  • Diabetes UK
  • Research Councils UK
  • European Commission
  • Medical Research Council (G0000934)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, genetic susceptibility loci, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/CDKN2B, IGF2BP2, SLC30A8, beta-cell function, genetic architecture, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Chromosome Mapping, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Introns, Male, Middle Aged, Transcription Factors, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Genome, Human, Case-Control Studies, Homeodomain Proteins, Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins, Genes, p16, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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