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Molecular and clinical characterization of glucokinase maturity-onset diabetes of the young (GCK-MODY) in Japanese patients.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Nov 2014
Kawakita R, Hosokawa Y, Fujimaru R, Tamagawa N, Urakami T, Takasawa K, Moriya K, Mizuno H, Maruo Y, Takuwa M, Nagasaka H, Nishi Y, Yamamoto Y, Aizu K, Yorifuji T
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the molecular and clinical characteristics of the largest series of Japanese patients with glucokinase maturity-onset diabetes of the young (GCK-MODY), and to find any features specific to Asian people. METHODS: We enrolled 78 Japanese patients with GCK-MODY from 41 families (55 probands diagnosed at the age of 0-14 years and their 23 adult family members). Mutations were identified by direct...
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