Preliminary screening of mutations in the glucokinase gene of Chinese patients with gestational diabetes.

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AIMS/INTRODUCTION: Mutations in the glucokinase gene (GCK) are a pathogenetic cause of maturity-onset diabetes of the young. Studies have found that female patients with GCK maturity-onset diabetes of the young often present with gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Our aim was to preliminarily assess the prevalence of mutations in the glucokinase gene in Chinese women with gestational diabetes. MATERIALS AND...

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