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[Diabetes mellitus associated with the mitochondrial mutation A3243G: frequency and clinical presentation].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Jun 2007
Salles João Eduardo N, Kalinin Larissa Bresgunov, Ferreira Sandra Roberta G, Kasamatsu Teresa, Moisés Regina S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Maternal inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) has been related to an A to G transition in the mitochondrial RNA Leu (UUR) at base pair 3243. The prevalence of MIDD in the diabetes population ranges between 0.5-3.0% depending on the ethnic background. AIM: To examine the frequency and clinical features of diabetes associated with this mutation in Brazilian patients with glucose intolerance. METHODS:...
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