During 1999-2000 adult follow-up, samples were collected for genetic studies. We used candidate gene approach to investigate some of the common single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with obesity, birth weight and type 2 diabetes. Result from these studies are already published.
- Vasan SK, Karpe F, Gu HF, Brismar K, Fall CH, Ingelsson E, Fall T. FTO genetic variants and risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of 28,394 Indians. Obesity. 2014 Mar;22(3):964-70
- Vasan SK, Fall T, Neville MJ, Antonisamy B, Fall CH, Geethanjali FS, et al. Associations of variants in FTO and near MC4R with obesity traits in South Asian Indians. Obesity. 2012 Nov;20(11):2268–77
- Vasan SK, Neville MJ, Antonisamy B, Samuel P, Fall CH, Geethanjali FS, et al. Absence of birth-weight lowering effect of ADCY5 and near CCNL, but association of impaired glucose-insulin homeostasis with ADCY5 in Asian Indians. PloS One. 2011;6(6): e21331.
