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Common variants in maturity-onset diabetes of the young genes and future risk of type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2008
Holmkvist Johan, Almgren Peter, Lyssenko Valeriya, Lindgren Cecilia M, Eriksson Karl-Fredrik, Isomaa Bo, Tuomi Tiinamaija, Nilsson Peter, Groop Leif
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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1alpha, HNF-4alpha, glucokinase (GCK), and HNF-1beta genes cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), but it is not known whether common variants in these genes predict future type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We tested 14 previously associated polymorphisms in HNF-1alpha, HNF-4alpha, GCK, and HNF-1beta for association with type 2...
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