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Clinical and genetic analysis of the insulin receptor gene in a Chinese patient with extreme insulin resistance.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Sept 2010
Yang Guo-Qing, Wang Bao-An, Zhao Wen-Rui, Gu Wei-Jun, Lui Zhao-Hui, Dou Jing-Tao, Mu Yi-Ming, Lu Ju-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Several types of mutations in insulin receptor gene have been identified in patients with type A insulin resistance. A 21-year old girl was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and cataract after 6 years of uncontrolled diabetes. Three nucleotide substitution mutations were detected, which may be associated with the patient's extreme insulin resistance.
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