Browsing by Subject "genetic variants"

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Common variants and haplotypes in the TF, TNF–a, and TMPRSS6 genes are associated with iron status in a female black South African population1-3

Gichohi-Wainain, Wanjiku; Towers, G. Wayne; Melse-Boonstra, Alida; Swinkels, Dorine W.; Zimmermann, Michael B.; Feskens, Edith J. (American Society for Nutrition, 2015)

Background: It is unknown whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), associated with iron status in European and Asian populations, have the same relation within the African population. Objectives: We investigated ...
Common variants associated with type 2 diabetes in a black South African population of Setswana descent: African populations diverge

Chikwore, T.; Conradie, K.R.; Towers, G.W.; Van Zyl, T. (American Society for Nutrition, 2015)

The increasing worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a serious global health concern. Although T2D has a strong genetic etiology, limited knowledge exists about the common variants associated with" it ...