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Glucokinase mutations in young children with hyperglycemia.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Codner Ethel, Deng Liyong, Pérez-Bravo Francisco, Román Rossana, Lanzano Patricia, Cassorla Fernando, Chung Wendy K
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BACKGROUND: The etiology of mild hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis in young children is often unknown. Maturity onset diabetes of youth (MODY) is a form of diabetes mellitus (DM) characterized by fasting hyperglycemia without evidence for autoimmune destruction of beta-cells. METHODS: We genetically analyzed four families of young children with fasting hyperglycemia with family histories of diabetes for...
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