Article
Polymorphisms at the GLUT2 (beta-cell/liver) glucose transporter gene and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM): analysis in affected pedigree members.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 1992
Baroni M G, Alcolado J C, Pozzilli P, Cavallo M G, Li S R, Galton D J
Abstract excerpt
The precise genetic defects underlying the etiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) have yet to be identified. The beta-cell/liver glucose transporter gene GLUT2 represents a good candidate for the etiology of the disease, being involved in the glucose signalling for beta-cell...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Islets of Langerhans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Liver
- Middle Aged
- Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
