Genetic predisposition to obesity leads to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

[1] Vazquez G(2007)Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis Epidemiol Rev 29 115-128

[2] Duval S(1990)Weight as a risk factor for clinical diabetes in women Am J Epidemiol 132 501-513

[3] Jacobs DR(2001)Impact of overweight on the risk of developing common chronic diseases during a 10-year period Arch Intern Med 161 1581-1586

[4] Silventoinen K(2006)Epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asia Lancet 368 1681-1688

[5] Colditz GA(2004)Trends in the prevalence and ratio of diagnosed to undiagnosed diabetes according to obesity levels in the US Diab Care 27 2806-2812

[6] Willett WC(2009)Adiposity-related heterogeneity in patterns of type 2 diabetes susceptibility observed in genome-wide association data Diabetes 58 505-510

[7] Stampfer MJ(2008)The genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be modulated by obesity status: implications for association studies BMC Med Genet 9 45-894

[8] Field AE(2007)A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity Science 316 889-775

[9] Coakley EH(2007)Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits PLoS Genet 3 e115-34

[10] Must A(2008)Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity Nat Genet 40 768-24

[1] Vazquez G(2007)Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a meta-analysis Epidemiol Rev 29 115-128

[2] Duval S(1990)Weight as a risk factor for clinical diabetes in women Am J Epidemiol 132 501-513

[3] Jacobs DR(2001)Impact of overweight on the risk of developing common chronic diseases during a 10-year period Arch Intern Med 161 1581-1586

[4] Silventoinen K(2006)Epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asia Lancet 368 1681-1688

[5] Colditz GA(2004)Trends in the prevalence and ratio of diagnosed to undiagnosed diabetes according to obesity levels in the US Diab Care 27 2806-2812

[6] Willett WC(2009)Adiposity-related heterogeneity in patterns of type 2 diabetes susceptibility observed in genome-wide association data Diabetes 58 505-510

[7] Stampfer MJ(2008)The genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be modulated by obesity status: implications for association studies BMC Med Genet 9 45-894

[8] Field AE(2007)A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity Science 316 889-775

[9] Coakley EH(2007)Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits PLoS Genet 3 e115-34

[10] Must A(2008)Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity Nat Genet 40 768-24