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Prevalence of the missense mutation Gly574Ser in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha in Africans with diabetes.
Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Feb 2002
Collet C, Ducorps M, Mayaudon H, Dupuy O, Ceppa F, Boutin P, Froguel P, Bauduceau B
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BACKGROUND: Clinical presentation and natural history of diabetes are somewhat different in Black Africans compared to Caucasians. This peculiar disease course could be at least partly related to a specific genetic profile that has not been studied in this population. METHODS: Medical backgrounds, anthropometric and biologic parameters were obtained from 69 diabetic subjects in Dakar, Senegal, in 1998. Blood anti...
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