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The Ala45Thr polymorphism of BETA2/NeuroD1 gene and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Polish population.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Jun 2003
Malecki M T, Cyganek K, Klupa T, Sieradzki J
Abstract excerpt
The BETA2/NeuroD1 gene product is a transcription factor, a member of a helix-loop-helix (HLH) family that is specifically expressed in the endocrine pancreas. HLH and homeobox proteins are involved in the development and function of pancreatic islets cells. Mice homozygous for a targeted disruption of BETA2/NeuroD1 showed abnormal pancreatic islet morphogenesis and developed overt diabetes. Mutations in the...
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