Article
Glucokinase mutations in pediatric patients with impaired fasting glucose.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Oct 2017
Aloi C, Salina A, Minuto N, Tallone R, Lugani F, Mascagni A, Mazza O, Cassanello M, Maghnie M, d'Annunzio G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Our aim was to detect the frequency of glucokinase (GCK) gene mutations in a cohort of patients with impaired fasting glucose and to describe the clinical manifestations of identified variants. We also aimed at predicting the effect of the novel missense mutations by computational approach. METHODS: Overall 100 unrelated Italian families with impaired fasting glucose were enrolled and subdivided into two...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Fasting
- Female
- Glucokinase
- Glucose
- Heterozygote
- Humans
