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Phenotype of a patient with a de novo mutation in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1beta/maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 gene.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Mar 2008
Mayer Christof, Böttcher Yvonne, Kovacs Peter, Halbritter Jan, Stumvoll Michael
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF) 1beta cause various phenotypes including maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5) and kidney disease. We provide molecular and pathophysiologic characterization of a 23-year-old male patient with clinical presentation typical for MODY5 with renal involvement. Clinical studies (including intravenous glucose tolerance...
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