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Identification and functional analysis of mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha gene in anti-islet autoantibody-negative Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Kawasaki E, Sera Y, Yamakawa K, Abe T, Ozaki M, Uotani S, Ohtsu N, Takino H, Yamasaki H, Yamaguchi Y, Matsuura N, Eguchi K
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) gene are the cause of maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY 3), which is characterized by a severe impairment of insulin secretion and early onset of the disease. Although the majority of patients with type 1 diabetes have type 1A, immune-mediated diabetes, there is a significant percentage of the patients who have no evidence of an...
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