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SNP-Based Genetic Risk Score Modeling Suggests No Increased Genetic Susceptibility of the Roma Population to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Nardos Abebe Werissa, Peter Piko, Szilvia Fiatal, Zsigmond Kosa, Janos Sandor, Roza Adany

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Article in Genes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nardos Abebe WerissaMTA-DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Public Health Research Institute, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-4491
Peter PikoMTA-DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Public Health Research Institute, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5539-907X
Szilvia FiatalDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.
Zsigmond KosaDepartment of Health Visitor Methodology and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Debrecen, 4400 Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Janos SandorDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.
Roza AdanyMTA-DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Public Health Research Institute, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.
University of Debrecen · HU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a previous survey, an elevated fasting glucose level (FG) and/or known type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were significantly more frequent in the Roma population than in the Hungarian general population. We assessed whether the distribution of 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with unequivocal effects on the development of T2DM contributes to this higher prevalence.

methodsGenetic risk scores, unweighted (GRS) and weighted (wGRS), were computed and compared between the study populations. Associations between GRSs and FG levels and T2DM status were investigated in separate and combined study populations.

resultsThe Hungarian general population carried a greater genetic risk for the development of T2DM (GRS

conclusionsThe higher prevalence of elevated FG and/or T2DM among Roma does not seem to be directly linked to their increased genetic load but rather to their environmental/cultural attributes. Interventions targeting T2DM prevention among Roma should focus on harmful environmental exposures related to their unhealthy lifestyle.

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Models, GeneticAdultBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Environmental ExposureFastingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHungaryMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrediabetic StatePrevalenceRisk AssessmentBlood Glucosegenetic risk scoreRomasingle nucleotide polymorphismtargeted interventiontype 2 diabetes

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PMID31752367
PMCPMC6896051
OpenAlexW2990505594

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