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The SPINK1 N34S mutation is not associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of the USA.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jun 2005
Schneider A, Lawrence E C, Barmada M M, Norris J M, Hamman R F, Marshall J A, Ferrell R E, Whitcomb D C
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AIMS: Mutations in the serine protease inhibitor (SPINK1) gene have been associated with all forms of chronic pancreatitis. Recently, an association of SPINK1 mutations with early-onset Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been reported in patients from Bangladesh. Therefore, we determined the frequency of SPINK1 N34S mutations in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus from the USA. METHODS: The study population of...
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