Diabetes Mellitus, Glycemic Traits, and Cerebrovascular Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Marios K Georgakis Eric L Harshfield Rainer Malik Nora Franceschini Claudia Langenberg Nicholas J Wareham Hugh Stephen Markus Martin Dichgans

Published in: Neurology (2021)

This study provides Class II evidence that genetic predisposition to T2D and higher HbA1c levels are associated with a higher risk of large artery and small vessel ischemic stroke.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
genome wide
gene expression
glycemic control
copy number