A meta-analysis of QTL for diabetes-related traits in rodents.

@article{Schmidt2008AMO,
  title={A meta-analysis of QTL for diabetes-related traits in rodents.},
  author={Christian Schmidt and Nina Gonzaludo and Sarah Strunk and Stefan Dahm and Johannes Schuchhardt and Frank Kleinjung and S. Wuschke and Hans Georg Joost and Hadi Al-Hasani},
  journal={Physiological genomics},
  year={2008},
  volume={34 1},
  pages={
          42-53
        }
}
Crossbreeding studies in rodents have identified numerous quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are linked to diabetes-related component traits. To identify genetic consensus regions implicated in insulin action and glucose homeostasis, we have performed a meta-analysis of genomewide linkage scans for diabetes-related traits. From a total of 43 published genomewide scans we assembled a nonredundant collection of 153 QTL for glucose levels, insulin levels, and glucose tolerance. Collectively, these… 
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