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Association of the mitochondrial DNA 5178A/C polymorphism with maternal inheritance and onset of type 2 diabetes in Japanese patients.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Jan 2001
Wang D, Taniyama M, Suzuki Y, Katagiri T, Ban Y
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial DNA 5178A/C (mt5178A/C) polymorphism is associated with longevity and adult onset diseases. We investigated an association of the mt5178A/C polymorphism with the occurrence and clinical features of type 2 diabetes. Two hundred and seventy Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (181 men and 89 women) and 254 control subjects without diabetes were studied. Patients with mutations at position 3243...
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