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Genetic and clinical characteristics of maturity-onset diabetes of the young in Chinese patients.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2005
Xu Jian Yu, Dan Qing Hong, Chan Vivian, Wat Nelson M S, Tam Sidney, Tiu Sau Cheung, Lee Ka Fai, Siu Shing Chung, Tsang Man Wo, Fung Lai Ming, Chan Kin Wah, Lam Karen S L
Abstract excerpt
In Caucasians, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is mostly caused by mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1alpha (MODY3) and glucokinase (MODY2) genes. Most Japanese MODY patients, however, are not linked to known MODY genes. In this study, we examined the genetic and clinical characteristics of Chinese subjects with MODY. The study included 146 unrelated families fulfilling the minimum...
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