CREBRF missense variant rs373863828 has both direct and indirect effects on type 2 diabetes and fasting glucose in Polynesian peoples living in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand

• Tony R Merriman,
• Hong Cheng,
• Nicola L Hawley,
• Ranjan Deka,
• Stephen T McGarvey,
• Emily M Russell,
• Jenna C Carlson,
• Mohanraj Krishnan,
• Guangyun Sun,
• Take Naseri,
• Muagututi‘a Sefuiva Reupena,
• Satupa‘itea Viali,
• John Tuitele,
• Tanya J Major,
• Iva Miljkovic,
• Daniel E Weeks,
• Ryan L Minster

Affiliations

Tony R Merriman

Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Hong Cheng

Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Nicola L Hawley

Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Ranjan Deka

Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Stephen T McGarvey

International Health Institute and Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Emily M Russell

Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Jenna C Carlson

Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Mohanraj Krishnan

Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Guangyun Sun

Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Take Naseri

Ministry of Health, Government of Samoa, Apia, Samoa

Muagututi‘a Sefuiva Reupena

Lutia i Puava ‘ae Mapu i Fagalele, Apia, Samoa

Satupa‘itea Viali

School of Medicine, National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa

John Tuitele

Department of Public Health, Lyndon B Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Faga`alu, American Samoa

Tanya J Major

Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Iva Miljkovic

Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Daniel E Weeks

Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Ryan L Minster

Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA