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The insulin-like growth factor-II receptor gene is associated with type 1 diabetes: evidence of a maternal effect.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2004
McCann Jennifer A, Xu Yong Qin, Frechette Rosalie, Guazzarotti Laura, Polychronakos Constantin
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex trait, involving several loci. One of these putative loci, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus-8 (IDDM8) at 6q, has been found to be subject to parental effects, suggesting the involvement of an imprinted gene. IGF-II receptor (IGF2R), the best-studied imprinted gene in the IDDM8 region, encodes the IGF-2 receptor, a protein involved in many biological...
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