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Genetics & Heredity
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Summary: By conducting genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on ancestrally diverse populations, we identified 237 loci associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and further fine-mapped these loci. The majority of T2D associations were found to be driven by a single variant. In addition, our study showed that genetic risk scores derived from ancestrally diverse populations can enhance the transferability of T2D prediction across different populations.