Facilitated By

San Antonio Medical Foundation

Novel American Indian exomic variants and diabetic nephropathy

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

 

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Principal Investigator(s)
Cole, Shelley A.
Funded by
University of North Carolina
Research Start Date
Status
Active

The purpose of this project is to design the scientific approaches, collect the appropriate molecular genetic data, develop manuscripts of the results generated from this study and conduct the administrative activities needed for its successful completion of genotyping up to 960 single nucleotide variants (SNV) in candidate genes affecting type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease in up to 460 Strong Heart participants’ DNA samples.

Genetics
Diabetes and Obesity