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

The distinction of metabolically ‘healthy’ from ‘unhealthy’ obese individuals

(2010) Matthias Blüher   CURRENT OPINION IN LIPIDOLOGY

Cumulative effects and predictive value of common obesity-susceptibility variants identified by genome-wide association studies

(2009) Shengxu Li et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Healthy obesity

(2009) Rachel P Wildman   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

The genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be modulated by obesity status: implications for association studies

(2008) Stéphane Cauchi et al.   BMC Medical Genetics

New gene variants alter type 2 diabetes risk predominantly through reduced beta-cell function

(2008) John RB Perry et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Learning From Molecular Genetics: Novel Insights Arising From the Definition of Genes for Monogenic and Type 2 Diabetes

(2008) M. I. McCarthy et al.   DIABETES

Adiposity-Related Heterogeneity in Patterns of Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Observed in Genome-Wide Association Data

(2008) N. J. Timpson et al.   DIABETES

Common Variation in the FTO Gene Alters Diabetes-Related Metabolic Traits to the Extent Expected Given Its Effect on BMI

(2008) R. M. Freathy et al.   DIABETES

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

(2008) Ruth J F Loos et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

(2008) Eleftheria Zeggini et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

(2008) Gudmar Thorleifsson et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

(2008) Cristen J Willer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Mendelian randomization: Using genes as instruments for making causal inferences in epidemiology

(2007) Debbie A. Lawlor et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE