First genome-wide association study of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults reveals novel insights linking immune and metabolic diabetes

• Main Authors: Cousminer, Diana L., Ahlqvist, Emma, Mishra, Rajashree, Andersen, Mette K., Chesi, Alessandra, Hawa, Mohammad I., Davis, Asa, Hodge, Kenyaita M., Bradfield, Jonathan P., Zhou, Kaixin, Guy, Vanessa C., Åkerlund, Mikael, Wod, Mette, Fritsche, Lars G., Vestergaard, Henrik, Snyder, James, Højlund, Kurt, Linneberg, Allan, Käräjämäki, Annemari, Brandslund, Ivan, Kim, Cecilia E., Witte, Daniel, Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen, Brillon, David J., Pedersen, Oluf, Beck-Nielsen, Henning, Grarup, Niels, Pratley, Richard E., Rickels, Michael R., Vella, Adrian, Ovalle, Fernando, Melander, Olle, Harris, Ronald I., Varvel, Stephen, Grill, Valdemar E. R., Hakonarson, Hakon, Froguel, Philippe, Lonsdale, John T., Mauricio, Didac, Schloot, Nanette C., Khunti, Kamlesh, Greenbaum, Carla J., Åsvold, Bjørn Olav, Yderstræde, Knud B., Pearson, Ewan R., Schwartz, Stanley, Voight, Benjamin F., Hansen, Torben, Tuomi, Tiinamaija, Boehm, Bernhard Otto, Groop, Leif, Leslie, R David, Grant, Struan F. A.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Latent Autoimmune Diabetes; Genetic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136698
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

OBJECTIVE Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) shares clinical features with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes; however, there is ongoing debate regarding the precise definition of LADA. Understanding its genetic basis is one potential strategy to gain insight into appropriate classification of...