Restriction fragment length polymorphisms at the GLUT4 and GLUT1 gene loci in type 2 diabetes.

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01715.x

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Restriction fragment length polymorphisms at the GLUT4 and GLUT1 gene loci in type 2 diabetes.

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jan 2000

Alcolado J C, Baroni M G

Abstract excerpt

Inherited abnormalities of the glucose transporters could explain many of the pathophysiological features of Type 2 diabetes including the strong familial predisposition to the disease. Previous studies have suggested a possible association between an allele of an Xba1 restriction fragment length...

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Alleles
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Humans
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Reference Values

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