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Continued lessons from the INS gene: an intronic mutation causing diabetes through a novel mechanism.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2015
Carmody David, Park Soo-Young, Ye Honggang, Perrone Marie E, Alkorta-Aranburu G, Highland Heather M, Hanis Craig L, Philipson Louis H, Bell Graeme I, Greeley Siri Atma W
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BACKGROUND: Diabetes in neonates usually has a monogenic aetiology; however, the cause remains unknown in 20-30%. Heterozygous INS mutations represent one of the most common gene causes of neonatal diabetes mellitus. METHODS: Clinical and functional characterisation of a novel homozygous intronic mutation (c.187+241G>A) in the insulin gene in a child identified through the Monogenic Diabetes Registry...
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