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Historical Overview of Gene Discovery Methodologies in Type 2 Diabetes

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The Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes and Related Traits

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This initial chapter presents a historical snapshot of the various approaches utilized to discover genes implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.

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  1. CNRS-UMR8199, Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France

    Amélie Bonnefond & Philippe Froguel

  2. Lille University, Lille, France

    Amélie Bonnefond & Philippe Froguel

  3. European Genomic Institute for Diabetes (EGID), Lille, France

    Amélie Bonnefond & Philippe Froguel

  4. Program for Personalized and Genomic Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Alan R. Shuldiner

  5. Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA

    Alan R. Shuldiner

  6. Department of Genomics of Common Disease, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

    Philippe Froguel

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Bonnefond, A., Shuldiner, A.R., Froguel, P. (2016). Historical Overview of Gene Discovery Methodologies in Type 2 Diabetes. In: Florez, J. (eds) The Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes and Related Traits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01574-3_1

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