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Permanent neonatal diabetes caused by creation of an ectopic splice site within the INS gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Garin Intza, Perez de Nanclares Guiomar, Gastaldo Elena, Harries Lorna W, Rubio-Cabezas Oscar, Castaño Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic etiology in a patient who presented with permanent neonatal diabetes at 2 months of age. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Regulatory elements and coding exons 2 and 3 of the INS gene were amplified and sequenced from genomic and complementary DNA samples. A novel heterozygous INS mutation within the terminal intron of the gene was identified in the...
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