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J. C. Florez Jose

Researcher at Harvard University

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Citations -  431

J. C. Florez Jose is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome-wide association study & Single-nucleotide polymorphism. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 377 citations. Previous affiliations of J. C. Florez Jose include Broad Institute.

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Sequence variants in SLC16A11 are a common risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Mexico

A. L. Williams Amy, +128 more
- 06 Feb 2014 - 
TL;DR: Analysis in Mexican and Latin American individuals identified SLC16A11 as a novel candidate gene for type 2 diabetes with a possible role in triacylglycerol metabolism and an archaic genome sequence indicated that the risk haplotype introgressed into modern humans via admixture with Neanderthals.