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Diabetes models by screen for hyperglycemia in phenotype-driven ENU mouse mutagenesis projects.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2008
Aigner Bernhard, Rathkolb Birgit, Herbach Nadja, Hrabé de Angelis Martin, Wanke Rüdiger, Wolf Eckhard
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More than 150 million people suffer from diabetes mellitus worldwide, and this number is expected to rise substantially within the next decades. Despite its high prevalence, the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus is not completely understood. Therefore, appropriate experimental models are essential tools to gain more insight into the genetics and pathogenesis of the disease. Here, we describe the current efforts...
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