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[Study on mitochondrial DNA gene tRNA(Leu(UUR)) A3243G mutation in type 2 diabetes mellitus].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Zhang Xiu-ying, Zhang Sheng-lan, Ke Bing-shen, Jiang Zhao-shun, Sun Rong
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevalence and the clinical characteristics of mitochondrial gene mutation A3243G (mt tRNA(Leu(UUR)) 3243 A-->G) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in China. METHODS: Four hundred and twenty-eight cases of DM2 patients were selected randomly. One hundred and eighty-eight individuals were healthy controls. The mutation was assayed by PCR-restriction fragment length...
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