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Mutations of HNF-1beta inhibit epithelial morphogenesis through dysregulation of SOCS-3.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Dec 2007
Ma Zhendong, Gong Yimei, Patel Vishal, Karner Courtney M, Fischer Evelyne, Hiesberger Thomas, Carroll Thomas J, Pontoglio Marco, Igarashi Peter
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta (HNF-1beta) is a Pit-1, Oct-1/2, Unc-86 (POU) homeodomain-containing transcription factor expressed in the kidney, liver, pancreas, and other epithelial organs. Mutations of HNF-1beta cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 5 (MODY5), which is characterized by early-onset diabetes mellitus and congenital malformations of the kidney, pancreas, and genital tract. Knockout of...
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