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Sulfonylurea receptor gene 16-3 polymorphism - association with sulfonylurea or insulin treatment in type 2 diabetic subjects.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jul 2002
Zychma Marcin J, Gumprecht Janusz, Strojek Krzysztof, Grzeszczak Władysław, Moczulski Dariusz, Trautsolt Wanda, Karasek Dariusz
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BACKGROUND: The presence of a complex phenotype of type 2 diabetes results from impaired insulin secretion and action, whereas the mechanism of action of sulfonylurea derivatives, most commonly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, is based on their ability to directly inhibit the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP), which leads to b-cell depolarization, subsequent influx of calcium and then insulin...
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