Rs213950

rs213950, a SNP in the cystic fibrosis CFTR gene (but not one that is linked to cystic fibrosis), has been reported in a large study to be associated with type-1 diabetes.

In an expanded follow-up study of >6,000 controls and 6,000 patients, the heterozygote odds ratio for this SNP was recalculated to be 1.09 (CI 1.04&#226;&#8364;&#8220;1.15).