Replication Study in a Japanese Population of Six Susceptibility Loci for Type 2 Diabetes Originally Identified by a Transethnic Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies

• Ren Matsuba,

  Affiliations Laboratory for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Kidney Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

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• Minako Imamura ,

  * E-mail: minako.imamura@riken.jp

  Affiliation Laboratory for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Kidney Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan

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• Yasushi Tanaka,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

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• Minoru Iwata,

  Affiliations First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan, Health Administration Center, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

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• Hiroshi Hirose,

  Affiliation Health Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kohei Kaku,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan

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• Hiroshi Maegawa,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan

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• Hirotaka Watada,

  Affiliations Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Sportology Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kazuyuki Tobe,

  Affiliation First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

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• Atsunori Kashiwagi,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan

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• Ryuzo Kawamori,

  Affiliation Sportology Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shiro Maeda

  Affiliations Laboratory for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Kidney Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Advanced Genomic and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan, Division of Clinical Laboratory and Blood Transfusion, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Nishihara, Japan

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