Common variants in WFS1 confer risk of type 2 diabetes

Manjinder S. Sandhu*, Michael N. Weedon, Katherine A. Fawcett, Jon Wasson, Sally L. Debenham, Allan Daly, Hana Lango, Timothy M. Frayling, Rosalind J. Neumann, Richard Sherva, Ilana Blech, Paul D. Pharoah, Colin N A Palmer, Charlotte Kimber, Roger Tavendale, Andrew D. Morris, Mark I. McCarthy, Mark Walker, Graham Hitman, Benjamin GlaserM. Alan Permutt, Andrew T. Hattersley, Nicholas J. Wareham, Inês Barroso

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Abstract

We studied genes involved in pancreatic β cell function and survival, identifying associations between SNPs in WFS1 and diabetes risk in UK populations that we replicated in an Ashkenazi population and in additional UK studies. In a pooled analysis comprising 9,533 cases and 11,389 controls, SNPs in WFS1 were strongly associated with diabetes risk. Rare mutations in WFS1 cause Wolfram syndrome; using a gene-centric approach, we show that variation in WFS1 also predisposes to common type 2 diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)951-953
Number of pages3
JournalNature Genetics
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2007

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