The E23K variant of KCNJ11 has been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in several but not all populations studied. Thus far, despite a high incidence of T2D, the role of this variant in Arabs has not been established.
Arabian Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL), Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and Diabetes Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. oalsmadi@kfshrc.edu.sa