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Genetic variation in insulin receptor beta-chain exons among members of familial type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic pedigrees.
Diabetologia - 1 Oct 1991
Elbein S C, Sorensen L K
Abstract excerpt
Insulin resistance appears to be an essential component of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Both hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance are inherited and may precede the onset of Type 2 diabetes. To determine whether insulin receptor gene mutations, and specifically whether mutations of the beta-chain could account for the observed insulin resistance, we studied members of 16 pedigrees...
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