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PAX4 gene variations predispose to ketosis-prone diabetes.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2004
Mauvais-Jarvis Franck, Smith Stuart B, Le May Cédric, Leal Suzanne M, Gautier Jean-François, Molokhia Mariam, Riveline Jean-Pierre, Rajan Arun S, Kevorkian Jean-Philippe, Zhang Sumei, Vexiau Patrick, German Michael S, Vaisse Christian
Abstract excerpt
Ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) is a rare form of type 2 diabetes, mostly observed in subjects of west African origin (west Africans and African-Americans), characterized by fulminant and phasic insulin dependence, but lacking markers of autoimmunity observed in type 1 diabetes. PAX4 is a transcription factor essential for the development of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells. Recently, a missense mutation...
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