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Insulin gene mutations as cause of diabetes in children negative for five type 1 diabetes autoantibodies.
Diabetes care - 1 Jan 2009
Bonfanti Riccardo, Colombo Carlo, Nocerino Valentina, Massa Ornella, Lampasona Vito, Iafusco Dario, Viscardi Matteo, Chiumello Giuseppe, Meschi Franco, Barbetti Fabrizio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Heterozygous, gain-of-function mutations of the insulin gene can cause permanent diabetes with onset ranging from the neonatal period through adulthood. The aim of our study was to screen for the insulin gene in patients who had been clinically classified as type 1 diabetic but who tested negative for type 1 diabetes autoantibodies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We reviewed the clinical records of 326...
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