The genetics of type 2 diabetes: what have we learned from GWAS?

LK Billings, JC Florez - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been at the forefront of human diseases and phenotypes
studied by new genetic analyses. Thanks to genome‐wide association studies, we have …

Monogenic diabetes: what it teaches us on the common forms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Y Yang, L Chan - Endocrine reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
To date, more than 30 genes have been linked to monogenic diabetes. Candidate gene and
genome-wide association studies have identified> 50 susceptibility loci for common type 1 …

Variation in TCF7L2 Influences Therapeutic Response to Sulfonylureas: A GoDARTs Study

ER Pearson, LA Donnelly, C Kimber, A Whitley… - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—There is considerable interindividual variation in sulfonylurea response in
type 2 diabetes. Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) variants have been identified to be …

Pharmacogenetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the route toward tailored medicine

GC Mannino, F Andreozzi… - … /metabolism research and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that has reached the levels of a global
epidemic. In order to achieve optimal glucose control, it is often necessary to rely on …

Personalized medicine in diabetes mellitus: current opportunities and future prospects

JW Kleinberger, TI Pollin - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 382 million individuals worldwide and is a leading
cause of morbidity and mortality. Over 40 and nearly 80 genetic loci influencing susceptibility …

Electrophysiology of islet cells

G Drews, P Krippeit-Drews, M Düfer - The islets of langerhans, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Stimulus-Secretion Coupling (SSC) of pancreatic islet cells comprises electrical
activity. Changes of the membrane potential (V m) are regulated by metabolism-dependent …

Pharmacogenetics of type 2 diabetes—progress and prospects

YA Nasykhova, ZN Tonyan, AA Mikhailova… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a chronic metabolic disease resulting from insulin
resistance and progressively reduced insulin secretion, which leads to impaired glucose …

Sulfonylurea pharmacogenomics in Type 2 diabetes: the influence of drug target and diabetes risk polymorphisms

CL Aquilante - Expert review of cardiovascular therapy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The sulfonylureas stimulate insulin release from pancreatic β cells, and have been a
cornerstone of Type 2 diabetes pharmacotherapy for over 50 years. Although sulfonylureas …

Ser1369Ala Variant in Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene ABCC8 Is Associated With Antidiabetic Efficacy of Gliclazide in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Y Feng, G Mao, X Ren, H Xing, G Tang, Q Li… - Diabetes …, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to investigate whether genetic variants could
influence the antidiabetic efficacy of gliclazide in type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH …

Pharmacogenetics of anti-diabetes drugs

JK DiStefano, RM Watanabe - Pharmaceuticals, 2010 - mdpi.com
A variety of treatment modalities exist for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). In
addition to dietary and physical activity interventions, T2D is also treated pharmacologically …