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Etiology of early-onset type 2 diabetes in Indians: islet autoimmunity and mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha and mitochondrial gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2007
Sahu Ravi P, Aggarwal Ajay, Zaidi Ghazala, Shah Ajay, Modi Kirti, Kongara Srikanth, Aggarwal Suraksha, Talwar Sudha, Chu Su, Bhatia Vijayalakshmi, Bhatia Eesh
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CONTEXT: Indians are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at an early age, despite their lower body mass index. Studies on the etiology of patients presenting as early-onset T2DM in this racial group are not available. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to delineate the clinical features in young Indian patients with T2DM and to determine the role of mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor...
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