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GATA4 mutations are a cause of neonatal and childhood-onset diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2014
Shaw-Smith Charles, De Franco Elisa, Lango Allen Hana, Batlle Marta, Flanagan Sarah E, Borowiec Maciej, Taplin Craig E, van Alfen-van der Velden Janiëlle, Cruz-Rojo Jaime, Perez de Nanclares Guiomar, Miedzybrodzka Zosia, Deja Grazyna, Wlodarska Iwona, Mlynarski Wojciech, Ferrer Jorge, Hattersley Andrew T, Ellard Sian
Abstract excerpt
The GATA family zinc finger transcription factors GATA4 and GATA6 are known to play important roles in the development of the pancreas. In mice, both Gata4 and Gata6 are required for pancreatic development. In humans, GATA6 haploinsufficiency can cause pancreatic agenesis and heart defects. Congenital heart defects also are common in patients with GATA4 mutations and deletions, but the role of GATA4 in the...
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