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SUMO4 and its role in type 1 diabetes pathogenesis.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Feb 2008
Wang Cong-Yi, She Jin-Xiong
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D) is determined by interactions of multiple genes with unknown environmental factors. Despite the characterization of over 20 susceptibility regions for T1D, identification of specific genes in these regions is still a formidable challenge. In 2004, we first reported the cloning of a novel, small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) gene, SUMO4, in the IDDM5 interval on chromosome...
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