DNA methylation markers associated with type 2 diabetes, fasting glucose and HbA1clevels: a systematic review and replication in a case-control sample of the Lifelines study.
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DNA methylation markers associated with type 2 diabetes, fasting glucose and HbA1clevels: a systematic review and replication in a case-control sample of the Lifelines study.
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Diabetologia 2018; 61(2):354-68
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Epigenetic mechanisms may play an important role in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes. Recent epigenome-wide association studies (EWASs) identified several DNA methylation markers associated with type 2 diabetes, fasting glucose and HbA1clevels. Here we present a systematic review of these studies and attempt to replicate the CpG sites (CpGs) with the most significant associations from these EWASs in a case-control sample of the Lifelines study.