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A high prevalence of glucokinase mutations in gestational diabetic subjects selected by clinical criteria.
Diabetologia - 1 Feb 2000
Ellard S, Beards F, Allen L I, Shepherd M, Ballantyne E, Harvey R, Hattersley A T
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Patients with glucokinase mutations are characterised by mild, persistent fasting hyperglycaemia, a small increment in glucose in response to an oral load and a dominant family history. These patients frequently present with gestational diabetes and often require insulin treatment during pregnancy. We assessed whether the selection of gestational diabetic subjects by clinical criteria would...
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