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MODY in Iceland is associated with mutations in HNF-1alpha and a novel mutation in NeuroD1.
Diabetologia - 1 Nov 2001
Kristinsson S Y, Thorolfsdottir E T, Talseth B, Steingrimsson E, Thorsson A V, Helgason T, Hreidarsson A B, Arngrimsson R
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Five different types of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) have been identified until now but mutation screening suggests that more MODY genes exist. Mutations in genes encoding transcription factors essential for normal development and function of pancreatic beta cells has recently become important in studying the genetics of Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Patients...
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