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R127W-HNF-4alpha is a loss of function mutation but not a rare polymorphism and causes Type II diabetes in a Japanese family with MODY1.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2000
Yang Q, Yamagata K, Yamamoto K, Cao Y, Miyagawa J, Fukamizu A, Hanafusa T, Matsuzawa Y
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha gene cause the type 1 form of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY1). The R127W mutation is a missense mutation located in the T-box region of HNF-4alpha that was first identified in a Japanese family with MODY. We have examined the functional properties of this mutation in order to clarify the molecular basis of MODY1. METHODS: The...
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