There is a strong trend for studies to combine data from multiple GWAS studies into a meta-analysis to (1) validate previous findings ( 2 ), (2) expand findings from single populations to universal effects ( 3 ), and (3) identify novel gene effects ( 1 ).
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These inter-chromosomal spatial connections and functional protein connection link three highly significant, yet biologically uninformative T2D SNPs with loci previously shown to be components of key diabetes pathways, including LDL and triglyceride metabolism and homeostasis, pancreatic development (and cancer), and insulin signaling.