Dr. Chen, Yuan-Tsong

Corresponding Research Fellow
Academician, Academia Sinica
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Specialty:
  • Human Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine

Education and Positions:
  • M.D., Ph.D. Columbia University


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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Susceptibility Variants for Type 2 Diabetes in Han Chinese

Dr. Chen, Yuan-Tsong
PLoS Genetics, Feb 19, 2010

To investigate the underlying mechanisms of T2D pathogenesis, we looked for diabetes susceptibility genes that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a Han Chinese population. A two-stage genome-wide association (GWA) study was conducted, in which 995 patients and 894 controls were genotyped...