Lack of association of genetic variation in chromosome region 15q14-22.1 with type 2 diabetes in a Japanese population

Yuka Yamaguchi¹ , Maki Moritani¹ , Toshihito Tanahashi¹ , Dai Osabe² , Kyoko Nomura² , Yuka Fujita¹ , Parvaneh Keshavarz¹ , Kiyoshi Kunika¹ , Naoto Nakamura³ , Toshikazu Yoshikawa³ , Eiichiro Ichiishi⁴ , Hiroshi Shiota⁵ , Natsuo Yasui⁶ , Hiroshi Inoue¹ and Mitsuo Itakura¹

¹Division of Genetic Information, Institute for Genome Research, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

²Department of Bioinformatics, Division of Life Science Systems, Fujitsu Limited, 1-5-2, Higashishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7123, Japan

³Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, 465, Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-Kawaramachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan

⁴New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan

⁵Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neuroscience, Institute of Health Bioscience, The University of Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

⁶Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan