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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young resulting from a novel mutation in the HNF-4alpha gene.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Oct 2002
Hara Kazuo, Noda Mitsuhiko, Waki Hironori, Tobe Kazuyuki, Yamauchi Toshimasa, Kadowaki Hiroko, Satou Hiroaki, Tsukamoto Kazuhisa, Nagamatsu Shinya, Yamagata Kazuhiro, Matsuzawa Yuji, Akanuma Yasuo, Kimura Satoshi, Kadowaki Takashi
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A 52-year-old woman with early-onset diabetes mellitus, severe diabetic retinopathy, and a family history of a dominant inheritance pattern was referred to our hospital. Direct sequencing revealed a novel mutation in the HNF-4alpha gene (R244Q). The position of the mutation in the amino-acid sequ...
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