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The Arg121Trp variant in PAX4 gene is associated with beta-cell dysfunction in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 2006
Tokuyama Yoshiharu, Matsui Kana, Ishizuka Toshiharu, Egashira Toru, Kanatsuka Azuma
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in PAX4, a transcription factor involved in the beta-cell differentiation, could predispose to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. To clarify the role of PAX4 Arg121Trp mutation on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, we try to determine the clinical phenotype in diabet...
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