. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 27.

Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2008 Nov 6;456(7218):60–65. doi: 10.1038/nature07484

Table 3.

Number of alleles identified that increase the risk to specific complex diseases

Traits	Associated genes	Associated SNPs	Predisposing alleles in YH
Traits	Associated genes	Associated SNPs	Number	Per cent
Alzheimer's	7	16	9	56.3
Diabetes	26	46	7	15.2
Hypertension	8	10	1	10.0
Obesity	6	27	1	3.7
Parkinson's	7	11	1	9.1
Hypolactasia	1	2	0	0.0
Alcohol addiction	3	3	0	0.0
Tobacco addiction	7	19	12	63.2

The genes and SNPs associated with complex diseases were from curated data sources. The results here are limited with regard to the conclusions that can be drawn, as nearly all of the SNPs associated with disease have been tested only in a relatively small number of samples, and haven't been tested in the Asian population.