Article
Linkage analysis of glucokinase gene with NIDDM in Caucasian pedigrees.
Diabetes - 1 Nov 1992
Cook J T, Hattersley A T, Christopher P, Bown E, Barrow B, Patel P, Shaw J A, Cookson W O, Permutt M A, Turner R C
Abstract excerpt
NIDDM has a strong genetic component, as evidenced by the high level of concordance between identical twins. The nature of the genetic predisposition has remained largely unknown. Recently, the glucokinase gene locus on chromosome 7p has been shown to be linked to a subtype of NIDDM known as MODY...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Glucokinase
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
- Pedigree
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- White People
