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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 insulin release. Population association studies of the GLUT2 gene in NIDDM have so far yielded controversial results....
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