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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha gene mutations and diabetes in Norway.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2003
Bjørkhaug Lise, Sagen Jørn V, Thorsby Per, Søvik Oddmund, Molven Anders, Njølstad Pål R
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1 alpha gene cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), type 3. To estimate the prevalence of MODY3 in Norwegian diabetic pedigrees, we screened a total of 130 families for HNF-1 alpha mutations; 42 families with clinical MODY, 75 with suspected MODY, and 13 pedigrees with multiplex type 1 diabetes. Twenty-two families with clinical MODY, 15 families with...
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