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GCK mutations in Chinese MODY2 patients: a family pedigree report and review of Chinese literature.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Aug 2016
Ping Xiao Yu, Hua Xu Xiao, Lan Fang Yan, Jiang LiQiong, Chen Chun, Liang Li, Lin Wang Chun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY2) is caused by mutations in the glucokinase (GCK) gene and is rare in the Chinese population. We report three Chinese families with MODY2 and the sequencing of the GCK gene. METHODS: Three unrelated Chinese families with MODY2 and their pedigrees were investigated. In Family 1, the proband was a 7-year-old girl with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and...
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