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Molecular genetics and phenotypic characteristics of MODY caused by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha mutations in a large European collection.
Diabetologia - 1 May 2005
Pearson E R, Pruhova S, Tack C J, Johansen A, Castleden H A J, Lumb P J, Wierzbicki A S, Clark P M, Lebl J, Pedersen O, Ellard S, Hansen T, Hattersley A T
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Heterozygous mutations in the gene of the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF-4alpha) are considered a rare cause of MODY with only 14 mutations reported to date. The description of the phenotype is limited to single families. We investigated the genetics and phenotype of HNF-4alpha mutations in a large European Caucasian collection. METHODS: HNF-4alpha was sequenced in 48...
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