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Mitochondrial DNA point mutation at nucleotide pair 3316 in a Japanese family with heterogeneous phenotypes of diabetes.
Endocrine journal - 1 Oct 1998
Nakano S, Fukuda M, Hotta F, Ito T, Ishii T, Kitazawa M, Nishizawa M, Kigoshi T, Kakinuma H, Takahashi H, Uchida K
Abstract excerpt
A mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutation at nucleotide pair (np) 3316 has been reported in relation to diabetes. We recently encountered a non-obese family with this type of mutation. The proband in the affected family, a 49-year-old woman who had been previously diagnosed as having an insulin-requiring non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), was referred to our hospital for treatment of diabetic...
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