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Low prevalence of MODY2 and MODY3 mutations in Brazilian individuals with clinical MODY phenotype.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2008
Furuzawa Gilberto K, Giuffrida Fernando M A, Oliveira Carolina S V, Chacra Antonio R, Dib Sergio A, Reis André F
Abstract excerpt
Prevalence of MODY2 and MODY3 mutations has been assessed in 23 Brazilian families with MODY phenotype. Mutations in HNF-1alpha have been found in 3 families (13%) and 2 families (8.7%) had new glucokinase mutations. These genes do not explain the majority of MODY cases in Brazilian population.
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