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
This study uses Mendelian randomization to show that genetic predisposition to T2D and hyperglycemia increases risk of ischemic and small vessel stroke, with distinct effects of insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction.
Neurology · Jan 25, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine