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Association study of apoptosis gene polymorphisms in mitochondrial diabetes: A potential role in the pathogenicity of MD.
Gene - 10 Jan 2018
Tabebi Mouna, Khabou Bodour, Boukadi Hanen, Ben Hamad Mariam, Ben Rhouma Bochra, Tounsi Slim, Maalej Abdellatif, Kamoun Hassen, Keskes-Ammar Leila, Abid Mohamed, Mnif Mouna, Fakhfakh Faiza
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial diabetes (MD) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by a chronic hyperglycemia and is maternally transmitted. Syndromic MD is a subgroup of MD including diabetic microangiopathy and macroangiopathy, in addition to extrapancreatic disorder. MD is caused by genetic mutations and deletions affecting mitochondrial DNA. This mitochondrial damage initiates apoptosis. In this study, we hypothesized...
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