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Novel mitochondrial 16S rRNA mutation, 3200T-->C, associated with adult-onset type 2 diabetes.
Chinese medical journal - 1 May 2002
Yang Tao, Lam Ching-Wan, Tsang Man-Wo, Tong Sui-Fan, Kam Grace Y W, Chan Lisa Y S, Poon Priscilla M K, Wu Xiangqian, Pang Chi-Pu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of a potential diabetes-related mitochondrial region, which includes two previously reported mutations, 3243A-->G and 3316G-->A, in Chinese patients with adult-onset type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 277 patients and 241 normal subjects were recruited for the study. Mitochondrial nt 3116 - 3353, which spans the 16S rRNA, tRNA(leu(UUR)) and the NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene, were...
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