Poster PresentationOBJECTIVE: The potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 11 (KCNJ11) genetic variant, rs5219, has been found to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in various populations. This project aimed to examine whether this genetic variant could predict the progression of glycaemia in a 12-year prospective study in Southern Chinese. METHODS: We conducted a 12-year prospective study in the population-based …published_or_final_versionThe 16th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 22 January 2011. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2011, v. 17 suppl. 1, p. 20, abstract no. 2
