Article
SORCS1: a novel human type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene suggested by the mouse.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2007
Goodarzi Mark O, Lehman Donna M, Taylor Kent D, Guo Xiuqing, Cui Jinrui, Quiñones Manuel J, Clee Susanne M, Yandell Brian S, Blangero John, Hsueh Willa A, Attie Alan D, Stern Michael P, Rotter Jerome I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A small number of susceptibility genes for human type 2 diabetes have been identified by candidate gene analysis or positional cloning. Genes found to influence diabetes or related traits in mice are likely to be susceptibility genes in humans. SorCS1 is the gene identified as responsible for the mouse chromosome 19 T2dm2 quantitative trait locus for fasting insulin levels, acting via impaired insulin...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
