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Profound defects in pancreatic beta-cell function in mice with combined heterozygous mutations in Pdx-1, Hnf-1alpha, and Hnf-3beta.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Mar 2002
Shih David Q, Heimesaat Markus, Kuwajima Satoru, Stein Roland, Wright Christopher V E, Stoffel Markus
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Defects in pancreatic beta-cell function contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes, a polygenic disease that is characterized by insulin resistance and compromised insulin secretion. Hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNFs) -1alpha, -3beta, -4alpha, and Pdx-1 contribute in the complex transcripti...
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