A Common Haplotype of the Glucokinase Gene Alters Fasting Glucose and Birth Weight: Association in Six Studies and Population-Genetics Analyses
Authors:
- Michael N. WeedonMWMichael N. Weedon
- Vanessa J. ClarkVCVanessa J. Clark
- Yudong QianYQYudong Qian
- Yoav Ben-ShlomoYBYoav Ben-Shlomo
- Nicholas TimpsonNTNicholas Timpson
- Debbie A. LawlorDLDebbie A. Lawlor
- Marcus E. PembreyMPMarcus E. Pembrey
- Susan RingSRSusan Ring
- Terry J. WilkinTWTerry J. Wilkin
- Linda D. VossLVLinda D. Voss
- Alison N. JefferyAJAlison N. Jeffery
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Human Genetics
- Vol. 79 (6) , 991-1001
Abstract
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Funding Information
- British Heart Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (R01 DK056670)
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