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Mutations in NEUROD1 are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 1999
Malecki M T, Jhala U S, Antonellis A, Fields L, Doria A, Orban T, Saad M, Warram J H, Montminy M, Krolewski A S
Abstract excerpt
The helix-loop-helix (HLH) protein NEUROD1 (also known as BETA2) functions as a regulatory switch for endocrine pancreatic development. In mice homozygous for a targeted disruption of Neurod, pancreatic islet morphogenesis is abnormal and overt diabetes develops due in part to inadequate expression of the insulin gene (Ins2). NEUROD1, following its heterodimerization with the ubiquitous HLH protein E47, regulates...
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