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Detection of glucokinase gene defects in non-obese Japanese children diagnosed with diabetes by school medical examinations.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2011
Yokota Ichiro, Moritani Maki, Nishisho Kahoru, Miyoshi Tatsuya, Kotani Yumiko, Kagami Shoji
Abstract excerpt
We examined children who were diagnosed with asymptomatic type 2 diabetes by school medical examinations to investigate the existence of glucokinase (GCK) gene defects in this group. Among 20 children diagnosed with asymptomatic type 2 diabetes by school medical examinations between 2003 and 2009 at our 2 hospitals, 8 were classified as non-obese type. Among them, we screened 5 children (2 boys and 3 girls; age:...
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