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Insights into the molecular mechanism for type 2 diabetes susceptibility at the KCNQ1 locus from temporal changes in imprinting status in human islets.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2013
Travers Mary E, Mackay Deborah J G, Dekker Nitert Marloes, Morris Andrew P, Lindgren Cecilia M, Berry Andrew, Johnson Paul R, Hanley Neil, Groop Leif C, McCarthy Mark I, Gloyn Anna L
Abstract excerpt
The molecular basis of type 2 diabetes predisposition at most established susceptibility loci remains poorly understood. KCNQ1 maps within the 11p15.5 imprinted domain, a region with an established role in congenital growth phenotypes. Variants intronic to KCNQ1 influence diabetes susceptibility when maternally inherited. By use of quantitative PCR and pyrosequencing of human adult islet and fetal pancreas...
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