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HNF4A mutation: switch from hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia to maturity-onset diabetes of the young, and incretin response.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Mar 2014
Arya V B, Rahman S, Senniappan S, Flanagan S E, Ellard S, Hussain K
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4A) is a member of the nuclear receptor family of ligand-activated transcription factors. HNF4A mutations cause hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in early life and maturity-onset diabetes of the young. Regular screening of HNF4A mutation carriers using the oral glucose tolerance test has been recommended to diagnose diabetes mellitus at an early stage. Glucagon-like...
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