About the Authors

Thomas Yates

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Melanie J. Davies

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Joseph Henson

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Charlotte Edwardson

ce95@le.ac.uk

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

David Webb

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Danielle H. Bodicoat

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

M’Balu Webb

Affiliation Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom

Philip Howard

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Jackie A. Cooper

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Steve E. Humphries

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Kamlesh Khunti

Affiliations Diabetes Research Centre, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care—East Midlands (CLAHRC—EM), Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Philippa Talmud

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, The Rayne Building, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TY MJD JH CE DW DB BW PH JAC SEH KK PT. Performed the experiments: MJD KK TY CE BW JH PH SEH PT. Analyzed the data: TY JAC DB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TY MJD KK CE JH PH JAC SEH PT. Wrote the paper: TY MJD JH CE DW DB BW PH JAC SEH KK PT.