KCNJ11 E23K affects diabetes risk and is associated with the disposition index: results of two independent German cohorts

Diabetes Care. 2008 Jan;31(1):87-9. doi: 10.2337/dc07-1157. Epub 2007 Sep 26.

Authors

Antje Fischer¹, Eva Fisher, Matthias Möhlig, Matthias Schulze, Kurt Hoffmann, Martin O Weickert, Rita Schueler, Martin Osterhoff, Andreas F H Pfeiffer, Heiner Boeing, Joachim Spranger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany.

PMID: 17898091
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1157

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Amino Acid Substitution*
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / genetics*
Risk Factors
White People / genetics

Substances

Kir6.2 channel
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying