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Further evidence that mutations in INS can be a rare cause of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY).
BMC medical genetics - 12 Mar 2010
Boesgaard Trine W, Pruhova Stepanka, Andersson Ehm A, Cinek Ondrej, Obermannova Barbora, Lauenborg Jeannet, Damm Peter, Bergholdt Regine, Pociot Flemming, Pisinger Charlotta, Barbetti Fabrizio, Lebl Jan, Pedersen Oluf, Hansen Torben
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Insulin gene (INS) mutations have recently been described as a common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes (PNDM) and a rare cause of diabetes diagnosed in childhood or adulthood. METHODS: INS was sequenced in 116 maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODYX) patients (n = 48 Danish and n = 68 Czech), 83 patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), 34 type 1 diabetic patients screened negative...
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