Ethnic differences in adiposity and diabetes risk - insights from genetic studies
dc.contributor.author | Yaghootkar, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Whitcher, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Bell, JD | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, EL | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-26T07:31:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | Type 2 diabetes is more common in non‐Europeans and starts at a younger age and at lower BMI cut‐offs. This review discusses the insights from genetic studies about pathophysiological mechanisms which determine risk of disease with a focus on the role of adiposity and body fat distribution in ethnic disparity in risk of type 2 diabetes. During the past decade, genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 400 genetic variants associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes. The Eurocentric nature of these genetic studies has made them less effective in identifying mechanisms that make non‐Europeans more susceptible to higher risk of disease. One possible mechanism suggested by epidemiological studies is the role of ethnic difference in body fat distribution. Using genetic variants associated with an ability to store extra fat in a safe place, which is subcutaneous adipose tissue, we discuss how different ethnic groups could be genetically less susceptible to type 2 diabetes by developing a more favourable fat distribution. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Diabetes UK | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 4 May 2020 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/joim.13082 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 17/0005594 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/121147 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Internal Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Publication. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | type 2 diabetes | en_GB |
dc.subject | obesity | en_GB |
dc.subject | ethnicity | en_GB |
dc.subject | genetics | en_GB |
dc.title | Ethnic differences in adiposity and diabetes risk - insights from genetic studies | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-26T07:31:48Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0954-6820 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Internal Medicine | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-05-04 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-05-04 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-05-26T07:28:07Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-05-26T07:31:51Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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