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Mutations in the genes for hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1alpha, -4alpha, -1beta, and -3beta; the dimerization cofactor of HNF-1; and insulin promoter factor 1 are not common causes of early-onset type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians.
Diabetes care - 1 Mar 2000
Baier L J, Permana P A, Traurig M, Dobberfuhl A, Wiedrich C, Sutherland J, Thuillez P, Luczy-Bachman G, Hara M, Horikawa Y, Hinokio Y, Hanson R L, Bogardus C
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OBJECTIVE: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a genetically heterogeneous subtype of type 2 diabetes characterized by an early age at onset and autosomal dominant inheritance. MODY can result from heterozygous mutations in at least five genes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether alterations in known MODY genes and two MODY candidate genes contribute to the development of early-onset...
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