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GCKR mutations in Japanese families with clustered type 2 diabetes.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2011
Tanaka Daisuke, Nagashima Kazuaki, Sasaki Mayumi, Yamada Chizumi, Funakoshi Shogo, Akitomo Kimiyo, Takenaka Katsunobu, Harada Kouji, Koizumi Akio, Inagaki Nobuya
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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate the genetic background of familial clustering of type 2 diabetes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We recruited Japanese families with a 3-generation history of diabetes. Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed assuming an autosomal dominant model. Genes in the linkage region were computationally prioritized using Endeavour. We sequenced the candidate genes, and the frequencies of...
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